American literature and Irish culture, 1910-55 : the politics of enchantment / Tara Stubbs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stubbs, Tara, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--20th century--History and criticism.

American literature.

American literature--Irish influences.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

This book discusses how and why American modernist writers turned to Ireland at various stages during their careers. By placing events such as the Celtic Revival and the Easter Rising at the centre of the discussion, it shows how Irishness became a cultural determinant in the work of American modernists.

Contents:

AMERICAN LITERATURE and Irish culture, 1910-55; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface: The politics of enchantment; Acknowledgements; Introduction: 'Why do we like being Irish?'; Chapter 1: Cultural and racial (dis)affiliations; Chapter 2: American modernists and the Celtic Revival; Chapter 3: Rural Ireland, mythmaking and transatlantic translation; Chapter 4: Enchantment and disenchantment in political poetry; Chapter 5: The legacy of Yeats's poetic conviction; Conclusion: Cultural credibility in America's Ireland

and Ireland's America; Select bibliography; Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781526102287

1526102285

9781526102270

1526102277

9781781705841

1781705844

OCLC:

960751085