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Contemporary Irish Republican Prison Writing
L. Whalen
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Description for Contemporary Irish Republican Prison Writing
Paperback. As it traces the textual history of the works of authors like Bobby Sands and Gerry Adams, this book""analyzes Republican resistance to disciplinary structures, demonstrating the ways in which prisoners appropriate space through discursive strategies. Series: New Directions in Irish & Irish American Literature. Num Pages: 259 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
As it traces the textual history of the works of authors like Bobby Sands and Gerry Adams, this book analyses Republican resistance to disciplinary structures, demonstrating the ways in which prisoners appropriate space through discursive strategies.
As it traces the textual history of the works of authors like Bobby Sands and Gerry Adams, this book analyses Republican resistance to disciplinary structures, demonstrating the ways in which prisoners appropriate space through discursive strategies.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
Series
New Directions in Irish & Irish American Literature
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349538874
SKU
V9781349538874
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Ref
99-15
About L. Whalen
LACHLAN WHALEN is Assistant Professor of English at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, USA.
Reviews for Contemporary Irish Republican Prison Writing
"An original study. In addition to using his readings of prison literature to highlight the continuing influence of a subtly conservative modernist aesthetic within the academy, Whalen also refutes elements of the poststructural theory that has represented new criticism s most widely-accepted alternative, rejecting in particular poststructuralism s pessimism concerning the possibility of human agency. Whalen s readings are superb; ... Read more