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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Murphy, Andrew (1960-....)
Titre(s) : Ireland, reading and cultural nationalism, 1790-1930 [Texte imprimé] : bringing the nation to book / Andrew Murphy
Publication : Cambridge (GB) ; New York : Cambridge university press, 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XII-252 p.) ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"The emergence of an Irish 'common reader' in the nineteenth century had significant
implications for the evolution of Irish cultural nationalism. The rise of literacy
rates prompted a cultural crisis, with nationalists fearing that the beneficiaries
of mass education were being drawn to populist publications emanating from London
which were having the effect of eroding Irish identity and corrupting Irish morals.
This fear prompted an intensification of cultural nationalist activity at the turn
of the century. Andrew Murphy's study, which includes a chapter on W.B. Yeats and
the Irish reader, moves freely between historical and literary analysis and demonstrates
how a developing sense of cultural crisis served as an engine for the Irish literary
revival. Examining responses to Irish reading habits advanced by a wide range of cultural
commentators, Murphy provides a nuanced discussion of theories of nationalism and
examines attempts finally to control reading habits through the introduction of censorship"
Sujet(s) : Nationalisme et littérature -- Irlande
Livres et lecture -- Irlande
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781107133563. - ISBN 1107133564. - ISBN 9781107590045. - ISBN 1107590043
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb455148759
Notice n° :
FRBNF45514875
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction ; Textual Nationalism and Oral Culture ; Education and the Rise of
Literacy ; W. B. Yeats and the Irish Reader ; Contending Textualities ; Censorship;
Afterword : Joycean Transformations ; Appendix : W. B. Yeats' Irish Canon.
