Ascendancy and Tradition in Anglo-Irish Literary History from 1789 To 1939 |
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Author:
| McCormack, W. J. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-812806-9 |
Publication Date: | Jun 1985 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $75.41AUD $84.95 |
Book Description:
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The period between Burke's last years and the generation of Yeats and Joyce was a critical force in the development of modernist literature in the origins of Protestant Ascendancy ideology. This study uncovers the origins of Ascendancy and traces its cultural significance by means of a series of detailed critiques of central texts and concepts.
The period between Burke's last years and the generation of Yeats and Joyce was a critical force in the development of modernist literature in the origins of Protestant Ascendancy ideology. This study uncovers the origins of Ascendancy and traces its cultural significance by means of a series of detailed critiques of central texts and concepts.