The Famine Diaspora and Irish American Women's Writing considers the works of eleven North American female authors who wrote for or descended from the Irish Famine generation: Anna Dorsey, Christine Faber, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Mother Jones, Kate Kennedy, Margaret Dixon McDougall, Mary Meaney, Alice Nolan, Fanny Parnell, Mary Anne Sadlier, and Elizabeth Hely Walshe. This collection examines the ways the writings of these women contributed significantly to the construction of Irish North-American identities, and played a crucial role in the dissemination of Famine memories transgenerationally as well as transnationally. The included annotated excerpts from these women writers' works and the accompanying essays by prominent international scholars offer insights on the sociopolitical position of the Irish in North America, their connections with the homeland, women's activities in transnational (often Catholic) publishing networks and women writers' mediation of Ireland's cultural heritage. Furthermore, the volume illustrates the generic variety of Irish American women's writing of the Famine generation, which comprises political treatises, novels, short stories and poetry, and bears witness to these female authors' profound engagement with political and social issues, such as the conditions of the poor and woman's vote.
| ISBN: | 9783031407932 |
| Publication date: | 3rd February 2025 |
| Author: | Marguérite Corporaal, Jason King, Peter D ONeill |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 245 pages |
| Series: | New Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Migration, immigration and emigration Gender studies, gender groups Social and cultural history Literature: history and criticism |
The Famine Diaspora and Irish American Women's Writing considers the works of eleven North American female authors who wrote for or descended from the Irish Famine generation: Anna Dorsey, Christine Faber, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Mother Jones, Kate Kennedy, Margaret Dixon McDougall, Mary Meaney, Alice Nolan, Fanny Parnell, Mary Anne Sadlier, and Elizabeth Hely Walshe. This collection examines the ways the writings of these women contributed significantly to the construction of Irish North-American identities, and played a crucial role in the dissemination of Famine memories transgenerationally as well as transnationally. The included annotated excerpts from these women writers' works and the accompanying essays by prominent international scholars offer insights on the sociopolitical position of the Irish in North America, their connections with the homeland, women's activities in transnational (often Catholic) publishing networks and women writers' mediation of Ireland's cultural heritage. Furthermore, the volume illustrates the generic variety of Irish American women's writing of the Famine generation, which comprises political treatises, novels, short stories and poetry, and bears witness to these female authors' profound engagement with political and social issues, such as the conditions of the poor and woman's vote.
The Famine Diaspora and Irish American Women's Writing features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Migration, immigration and emigration, Gender studies, gender groups, Social and cultural history, Literature: history and criticism
The Famine Diaspora and Irish American Women's Writing is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Famine Diaspora and Irish American Women's Writing was written by Marguérite Corporaal, Jason King, Peter D ONeill and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Springer International Publishing
The Famine Diaspora and Irish American Women's Writing has 245 pages
Yes it is part of New Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature series
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