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: | 9780415958165 |
| Publication date: | 24th December 2007 |
| Author: | Robin E Bates |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 170 pages |
| Series: | Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: postcolonial literature Classic and pre-20th century plays Literary studies: general |
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: postcolonial literature, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Literary studies: general
Shakespeare and the Cultural Colonization of Ireland is available in Hardback
Shakespeare and the Cultural Colonization of Ireland was written by Robin E Bates and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Shakespeare and the Cultural Colonization of Ireland has 170 pages
Yes it is part of Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory series
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