Literary visions of multicultural Ireland

The immigrant in contemporary Irish literature

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ID8079334
AuthorsVillar-Argáiz Pilar (corresponding author), Pilar Villar-Argaiz
Year2014
Pages304
Publication date2014-02-28
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueLiterary Visions of Multicultural Ireland (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherWinchester University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.7228/manchester/9780719089282.001.0001
OpenAlexW1154777961
Open LibraryOL28510429M
ISBN9780719089282
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited15

Literary Visions of Multicultural Ireland is the first full-length monograph in the market to address the impact that Celtic-Tiger immigration has exerted on the poetry, drama and fiction of contemporary Irish writers. The book opens with a lively, challenging preface by Prof. Declan Kiberd and is followed by 18 essays by leading and prestigious scholars in the field of Irish studies from both sides of the Atlantic who address, in pioneering, differing and thus enriching ways, the emerging multiethnic character of Irish literature. Key areas of discussion are: What does it mean to be ‘multicultural,’ and what are the implications of this condition for contemporary Irish writers? How has literature in Ireland responded to inward migration? Have Irish writers reflected in their work (either explicitly or implicitly) the existence of migrant communities in Ireland? If so, are elements of Irish traditional culture and community maintained or transformed? What is the social and political efficacy of these intercultural artistic visions? While these issues have received sustained academic attention in literary contexts with longer traditions of migration, they have yet to be extensively addressed in Ireland today. The collection will thus be of interest to students and academics of contemporary literature as well as the general reader willing to learn more about Ireland and Irish culture. Overall, this book will become most useful to scholars working in Irish studies, contemporary Irish literature, multiculturalism, migration, globalisation and transculturality. Writers discussed include Hugo Hamilton, Roddy Doyle, Colum McCann, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, Dermot Bolger, Chris Binchy, Michael O'Loughlin, Emer Martin, and Kate O'Riordan, amongst others

Art · Celtic Tiger · Drama · Globalization · Irish · Literature · Media studies · Multiculturalism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Vision · Anthropology · Gender Studies · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · 20th century · 21st century · Cultural pluralism in literature · English literature · History and criticism · Immigrants in literature · Irish Authors · irish authors, history and criticism · Irish literature · Irish literature, history and criticism · Literatur · Multikulturelle Gesellschaft (Motiv)

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