Breaking Enmities

Religion, Literature and Culture in Northern Ireland, 1967-1997
1999. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-333-69829-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 239 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 467 g

This book discusses relationships among religion, literature and ethnicity in Northern Ireland since 1967. The introduction provides a theoretical account of how literature engages sectarian prejudices, allowing these to be played out in ways that can help to dissolve or mitigate the alienating effects of traditional enmities. Subsequent chapters deal with identity, endogamy, education, gender, and imprisonment. Each chapter combines an analysis of specific cultural issues with a critical assessment of relevant works by key authors. A conclusion offers an assessment of relationships between Northern Ireland and other modern societies facing analogous problems in a post-modern world marked by rapid globalisation.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grant, P.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Religion, Ethnicity and Transgression Fables of Identity: John Hewitt and Seamus Heaney Endogamy and Education: Brian Friel and Stewart Parker Gender, Pluralism and Equality: Edna Longley and Medbh McGuckian Imprisonment: Bobby Sands, Brian Keenan and the Salman Rushdie Affair Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Patrick Grant is Professor of English at the University of Victoria, British Columbia.