The Poetics of Migration in Contemporary Irish Poetry

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-63804-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 265 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4854 g

Reihe: New Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature

This book offers fresh critical interpretation of two of the central tenets of Irish culture – migration and memory. From its starting point with the ‘New Irish’ generation of poets in the United States during the 1980s and concluding with the technological innovations of 21st-century poetry, this study spans continents, generations, genders and sexualities to reconsider the role of memory and of migration in the work of a range of contemporary Irish poets. Combining sensitive close readings and textual analysis with thorough theoretical application, it sets out the formal, thematic, socio-cultural and literary contexts of migration as an essential aspect of Irish literature. This book is essential reading for literary critics, academics, cultural commentators and students with an interest in contemporary poetry, Irish studies, diaspora studies and memory studies.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

McDaid, Ailbhe

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur Irische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Stoffe, Motive und Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- 1. American Highways.- 2. Alternative Cartographies.- 3. Memory Spaces.- 4. Wandering Songs.- 5. Technologies of Distance.- Conclusion.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Ailbhe McDaid is Busteed Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool, UK. She has published widely on a variety of subjects, including digital literature, migration, popular culture, literature in the Irish language, and contemporary poetry.