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Irish Modernism and the Global Primitive

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: New Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature (NDIIAL)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Maria McGarrity, Claire A. Culleton
      Pages 1-14
  3. Ambivalent Primitives: Responding to the Celtic Revival

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 235-244

About this book

This book scrutinizes the way modern Irish writers exploited or surrendered to primitivism, and how primitivism functions as an idealized nostalgia for the past as a potential representation of difference and connection.

Reviews

" Irish Modernism and the Global Primitive is a very timely intervention in the new Irish studies.The topic of primitivism is everywhere in Irish and post-colonial studies, but only sporadically has it been given sustained attention; the strength of this collection is that it returns our attention to this fundamental topic at what is perhaps a key moment in the development of the new Irish studies. It is, overall, a wonderful and exciting collection." - Enda Duffy, Professor and Graduate Advisor, Department of English, University of California, Santa Barbara

Editors and Affiliations

  • Long Island University, Brooklyn, USA

    Maria McGarrity

  • Kent State University, USA

    Claire A. Culleton

About the editors


CLAIRE A. CULLETON is Professor of Modern British and Irish Literature, Kent State University, USA.
MARIA MCGARRITY is Associate Professor of English, Long Island University, USA.

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