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1 online resource (x, 217 pages) |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
"Literary anthologies feature many of Ireland's most well-known authors, Oscar Wilde, W. B. Yeats, J. M. Synge, George Bernard Shaw, Seán O'Casey, James Joyce, and Brendan Behan among them. While a number of notable scholars have contended that middle-class Irish Americans rejected or ignored this rebellious group of poets, playwrights, and novelists in favor of a conservative Catholic subculture brought over with the mass migration of the mid-nineteenth century, Stephen G. Butler demonstrates that the transatlantic relationship between these figures and a segment of Irish American journalists and citizens is more complicated--and sometimes more collaborative--than previously acknowledged. Irish Writers in the Irish American Press spans the period from Oscar Wilde's 1882 American lecture tour to the months following JFK's assassination and covers the century in which Irish American identity was shaped by immigration, religion, politics, and economic advancement. Through a close engagement with Irish American periodicals, Butler offers a more nuanced understanding of the connections between Irish literary studies and Irish American culture during this period" -- Provided by publisher. |
Contents |
Introduction -- An audience of some importance -- "Speranza's son" -- Irish America dismisses Oscar Wilde, 1882 -- The celt in America -- William Butler Yeats's mission to the new island, 1887-1904 -- "No end of a row" -- The national theatre in the shadow of Synge, 1903-1909 -- "Weary of misrepresentation" -- Reconsidering the Irish American reception of the Abbey playwrights, 1911-1913 -- Meet the new gossoon, same as the old gossoon -- The Abbey playwrights in Irish America, 1931-1939 -- Through a bowl of bitter tears, darkly -- James Joyce and the Amerirish, 1917-1962 -- Receptions of an Irish rebel -- Brendan Behan in Irish America, 1960-1964 -- Conclusion. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
English literature -- Irish authors -- Public opinion.
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English literature -- Irish authors. |
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Public opinion. |
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Authors, Irish -- 19th century -- Public opinion.
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Authors, Irish. |
Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Authors, Irish -- 20th century -- Public opinion.
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Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Public opinion -- United States.
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United States. |
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Irish American journalists -- Attitudes.
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Irish American journalists. |
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Irish Americans -- Attitudes.
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Irish Americans -- Attitudes. |
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Irish Americans. |
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Irish Americans -- Ethnic identity -- History.
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Irish Americans -- Ethnic identity. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
1800-1999 |
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Butler, Stephen G., author. Irish writers in the Irish American press, 1882-1964 Amherst and Boston : University of Massachusetts Press, 2018 9781625343673 (DLC) 2018019135 |
ISBN |
1613766122 electronic book |
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9781613766132 electronic book |
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1613766130 electronic book |
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9781613766125 (electronic book) |
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9781625343673 paperback |
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