Yeats, the Irish literary revival, and the politics of print
By: Yug Mohit Chaudhry.
Publisher: Cork University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Cork, Ireland; [Sterling, Va.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Yeats, W. B. 1865-1939 -- Political and social views.; Yeats, W. B. 1865-1939 -- Criticism and interpretation.; English literature -- Irish authors -- History and criticism.; Literature publishing -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century.; Literature publishing -- Ireland -- History -- 19th century.; Publishers and publishing -- Political aspects -- Ireland.; Nationalism and literature -- Ireland -- History.; Ireland -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.; Ireland -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
Description: "Yug Mohit Chaudhry examines the relationship between Yeats, Irish literary nationalism and the publishing industry during the Irish Literary Revival in the late Nineteenth Century. It highlights the factors that shaped Yeats Irish literary nationalism and examines the way he continually modified his journalism and poetry to accommodate the often antagonistic perspectives of his Catholic, Protestant and Unionist editors and readers on contemporary political and cultural issues." "Yeats' texts are read not just as aesthetic artifacts but as documents of their time, caught in the complexities of Irish politics and literary nationalism and influenced by fiercely partisan editorial advocacy and agendas. In doing so it illustrates that the standards bequeathed by Yeats' Celtic nationalism can be radically revised. This books sheds new light on the Irish Literary Revival which was propagated through the periodical press." "By reinserting Yeats' texts into their environment of primary publication, and rereading them in the contexts for which they were first written, this study significantly enhances our understanding of that time. It casts an entirely new light on a text's meaning and significance, and poses radical challenges to the established canon."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-264) and index.