Irish and postcolonial writing
Subtitle: history, theory, practice
By: edited by Glenn Hooper and Colin Graham.
Contributors: Hooper, Glenn, 1959-; Graham, Colin, 1967-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
Subjects: English literature -- Irish authors -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc; English literature -- Irish authors -- History and criticism; Commonwealth literature (English) -- History and criticism; Literature, Comparative -- Irish and Commonwealth; Literature, Comparative -- Commonwealth and Irish; Postcolonialism in literature; Ireland -- In literature
Description: Although controversy has surrounded postcolonial discourse, its impact on Irish studies has been uneven, with many writers and readers either embracing or rejecting it outright. These essays, appraise Ireland in relation to the Caribbean, the Orient, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-261) and index.