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But the Irish Sea betwixt us : Ireland, colonialism, and Renaissance literature / Andrew Murphy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murphy, Andrew (Andrew D.), author.
- Series:
- Irish literature, history, and culture.
- Irish Literature, History, & Culture
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- English literature--Irish influences.
- Colonies in literature.
- Renaissance--England.
- Renaissance.
- Ireland--Foreign public opinion, English--History--16th century.
- Ireland.
- Ireland--History--1558-1603--Historiography.
- Ireland--Historiography.
- Ireland--In literature.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge--Ireland.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599--Knowledge--Ireland.
- Spenser, Edmund.
- Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637--Knowledge--Ireland.
- Jonson, Ben.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- At the rise of the Tudor age, England began to form a national identity. With that sense of self came the beginnings of the colonialist notion of the ""other"""" Ireland, however, proved a most difficult other because it was so closely linked, both culturally and geographically, to England. Ireland's colonial position was especially complex because of the political, religious, and ethnic heritage it shared with England. Andrew Murphy asserts that the Irish were seen not as absolute but as ""proximate"" others. As a result, English writing about Ireland was a problematic process, since standard
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. ""White Chimpanzees"": Encountering Ireland; 2. ""Ad Remotissimas Occidentis Insulas"": Gerald and the Irish; 3. ""They Are All Wandred Much: That Plaine Appeares"": Spenser and the Old English; 4. ""The Remarkablest Story of lreland"": Shakespeare and the Irish War; 5. ""The Irish Game Turned Again"": Jonson and the Union; Conclusion: 1641 and After; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8131-9278-1
- 0-8131-4950-9
- 0-8131-7013-3
- OCLC:
- 48138506
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