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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| Title | Irish Orientalism: A Literary and Intellectual History Irish Studies |
| Author | Joseph Lennon |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Syracuse University Press, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0815630441, 9780815630449 |
| Length | 478 pages |
| Subjects | › › Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
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