The Application of Postcolonial Theories to Selected Works by William Butler Yeats, John Millington Synge and James Joyce
by
Rachael Sumner
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
The application of postcolonial theories to Irish literature remains a contentious issue. Unlike other colonised nations, Ireland shared a long history of political, economic and artistic ties with its empire-building neighbour, Britain. Yet the Irish response to the project of British imperialism...