Whither the archipelago? Stops, starts, and hurdles on the four nations front
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12880876 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marie‐Louise Coolahan (0000-0003-2105-1715, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Literature Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1741-4113 • E-ISSN: 1741-4113 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/lic3.12501 |
| OpenAlex | W2897539418 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
This article assesses the impact of “the new British,” or “three kingdoms,” “four nations,” “archipelagic” history, and literary criticism. First advocated in the 1970s by J.G.A. Pocock, and co‐opted by historians and scholars of early modern literature as a means to frame and address the interactions of the four nations of Britain, the take‐up on the ground has been fitful. Richard Bourke has recently argued that Pocock's original call was misunderstood by intellectual historians. This article outlines the principles and practices of archipelagic criticism, most particularly as evident in scholarship published in the past 20 years. It evaluates the advantages and shortcomings of criticism that has embraced recovery research, reassessment of canonical English authors, and the widening of geographical parameters. It concludes with a consideration of future directions and the ways in which debates surrounding Brexit are likely to impact on the field, proposing some ways forward
Archaeology · Archipelagic state · Archipelago · Criticism · Field (mathematics · Linguistics · Literary criticism · Political science · Scholarship · Sociology · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Philosophy · Scottish History and National Identity
The Oxford Handbook of Holinshed's Chronicles
The English Renaissance, the British problem, and the early modern archipelago
The Severed Head and the Grafted Tongue
The Civil Wars Experienced
The Civil Wars in Britain and Ireland, 1638-1651
Early Modern Women Poets
Celtic Shakespeare
Archipelagic English
Making Ireland Roman
Salvaging Spenser
Pocock and the Presuppositions of the New British History
Women's Writing in the British Atlantic World
Archipelagic Criticism and Its Limits
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |