Ireland, reading and cultural nationalism, 1790-1930 : bringing the nation to book / Andrew Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Andrew (Andrew D.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Books and reading--Ireland.

Books and reading.

Nationalism and literature--Ireland.

Nationalism and literature.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

xii, 252 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Textual Nationalism and Oral Culture; 2. Education and the Rise of Literacy; 3. W.B. Yeats and the Irish Reader; 4. Contending Textualities; 5. Censorship; Afterword

Joycean Transformations; Appendix

W.B. Yeats' Irish Canon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107133563

1107133564

9781107590045

1107590043

OCLC:

995805982