Focusing on plays (Richard II, Henry V, and Hamlet) which appear prominently in the writing of the Irish nationalist movement of the early twentieth century, this study explores how Irish writers such as Sean O’Casey, Samuel Beckett, W. B. Yeats, G. B. Shaw, James Joyce, and Seamus Heaney resisted English cultural colonization through a combination of reappropriation and critique of Shakespeare's work.
| ISBN: | 9780415875769 |
| Publication date: | 21st October 2009 |
| Author: | Robin Bates |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 172 pages |
| Series: | Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literary studies: plays and playwrights Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 Nationalism |
Focusing on plays (Richard II, Henry V, and Hamlet) which appear prominently in the writing of the Irish nationalist movement of the early twentieth century, this study explores how Irish writers such as Sean O’Casey, Samuel Beckett, W. B. Yeats, G. B. Shaw, James Joyce, and Seamus Heaney resisted English cultural colonization through a combination of reappropriation and critique of Shakespeare's work.
Shakespeare and the Cultural Colonization of Ireland features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Nationalism
Shakespeare and the Cultural Colonization of Ireland is available in Paperback, Ebook
Shakespeare and the Cultural Colonization of Ireland was written by Robin Bates and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Shakespeare and the Cultural Colonization of Ireland has 172 pages
Yes it is part of Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory series
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