Irish Orientalism: A Literary and Intellectual HistoryCenturies before W. B. Yeats wove Indian, Japanese, and Irish forms together in his poetry and plays, Irish writers found kinships in Asian and West Asian cultures. This book maps the unacknowledged discourse of Irish Orientalism within Ireland's complex colonial heritage. |
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Part One Continuity and Development | 1 |
Ogygia | 58 |
Allegory and Critique | 115 |
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affinities Anglo-French Anglo-Irish anticolonial antiquarian antiquity argues arguments Asia asserts barbaric Britain British Empire Catholic Celt Celtic languages Celtic Revival Celtic-Oriental Celticist Charles Vallancey Chinese civilization colonial comparisons connection Cousins's critics critique cross-colonial decolonization developed discourse discussion Dublin early East Egypt Egyptian England English essay Europe European Gaelic Greek historians History of Ireland identity images imperial India Irish culture Irish language Irish nationalism Irish Orientalism Irish Orientalists Irish origin legends Irish writers James Cousins land language later Lebor Gabála Lebor Gabála Érenn letters linguistic literary literature medieval Milesian missionary modern mystical narratives native nineteenth century notes O'Flaherty Oriental origin Orientalist Owenson particularly Persian Phoblacht Phoenician poem poet poetry political pseudohistory Rabindranath Tagore race religion representations Roman scholars Scythian semiotic significant similar Sinn Féin Spenser spiritual Stephens Stephens's story Tagore Tagore's texts Theosophy tion tradition translations Vallancey Vallancey's W. B. Yeats West Asian wrote Yeats Yeats's
References to this book
Post-colonial Studies: The Key Concepts Bill Ashcroft,Gareth Griffiths,Helen Tiffin No preview available - 2007 |