Gendered Spaces in Contemporary Irish Poetry

ISBN-13: 9783906766898 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 292 str.

Opis

How does contemporary Irish poetry migrate from traditional conceptions of identity drawn on by the cultural nationalism of the Irish Literary Revival? What effects does this have on our understanding of gendered and national identity formation?
Chapters of this study focus on the work of Seamus Heaney, Tom Paulin, Paul Muldoon, Medbh McGuckian, Eavan Boland and Sara Berkeley. Looking at poets from North and South of the border, the book asks how does a younger generation of writers provide a response to nationality which is significantly different from their predecessors. Exploring feminist and post-colonial theorization of identity, this study interrogates the intellectual and political agenda of a new generation of Irish poets, while calling into question the implied divisions between poetry, theory and a practical politics.

Spis treści

Contents: Contemporary Irish poetry from 1966 to the present day - The work of male and female poets from the North and South of Ireland - The construction of gender and nationality within Irish writing - The poetry alongside post-colonial and feminist critical contexts - The poetic form, voice and communication are affected by the conceptual issues raised by the poets - The intellectual and political agenda of a new generation of Irish poets, while calling into question the implied divisions between poetry, theory and a practical politics.

O autorze

The Author: Sarah Fulford is a lecturer in literature at the University of Dundee, Scotland.