Seeking a country : literary autobiographies of twentieth-century Irishwomen / [compiled by] Taura S. Napier ; illustrations by Louise S. Napier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Napier, Taura S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English prose literature--Irish authors--History and criticism.

English prose literature.

English prose literature--Women authors--History and criticism.

English prose literature--Women authors.

English prose literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Women and literature--Ireland--History--20th century.

Women and literature.

Women authors, Irish.

Biography.

English prose literature--Irish authors.

Ireland.

History.

Women authors, Irish--Biography--History and criticism.

Women--Ireland--Biography--History and criticism.

Women.

Ireland--Biography--History and criticism.

Autobiography--Women authors.

Autobiography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

234 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2001]

Summary:

Although there are numerous published studies of Irish literature, and several women's autobiographies, none has combined these areas of study. Literary autobiographies of both women and men have gained popularity and scholarly attention over the last three decades, especially twentieth-century women's autobiographies. This study identifies and examines the Irishwomen's literary autobiography and traces its development through the twentieth century. The opening chapter discusses autobiographical trends prior to the present century in Ireland, and charts major movements in forming the women's autobiography of the twentieth century. Of particular importance are the ways in which the life stories of Irish women writers both affirm and contradict intercultural theories of women's autobiography, how these writers manifest their autobiographical "I" as a deflected entity, and the relevance of class and religious background to the autobiographical voices of women in Ireland. The core discussion of the study focuses on the self-narratives of Lady Augusta Gregory, Katharine Tynan, Mary Colum, Elizabeth Bowen, Kate O'Brien, and Eavan Boland.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-211) and index.

"A bibliography of Irishwomen's autobiography: 1691 to the present": pages [213]-225.

ISBN:

0761819347

OCLC:

45413512