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Decolonisation and Criticism

Name: Decolonisation and Criticism
Author: Gerry Smyth
ISBN: 9780745312279

by Gerry Smyth

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Irish literature and poetry is rich with expressions of national identity and pride. Looking back at two centuries of Irish literature, this book examines the effects of British colonization and decolonization on the construction of Irish identity in literature. Drawing on a wealth of non-Irish writers — including Frantz Fanon, Gayatri Spivak and Edward Said — to illuminate the issues that arise from colonial oppression, this volume contributes to current debates on colonialism and post-colonialism in Irish scholarship.

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Investigates the role of literary criticism in the process of Irish decolonization since the late 18th century, with special emphasis on the 1950s. Draws on the work of both Irish and international commentators to reconfigure the established relations between literature and criticism, then sets analysis against a modular theory of decolonization based on a reading of Irish history from the perspective of contemporary postcolonial and post-structural theory. Smyth is a lecturer in cultural history at Liverpool John Moores University. Distributed by Stylus Publishing, Inc. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)