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Women, Press, and Politics During the Irish Revival (Irish Studies)
Karen Steele
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Description for Women, Press, and Politics During the Irish Revival (Irish Studies)
Paperback. Explores the literary and historical significance of women's writing for the most influential body of nationalist journalism during the Irish Revival. This work studies women's writings in the Irish nationalist tradition, focusing on leading female voices in the cultural and political movements that helped launch the Easter Rising of 1916. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Women, Press, and Politics explores the literary and historical significance of women's writing for the most influential body of nationalist journalism during the Irish Revival, the advanced nationalist press. This work studies women's writings in the Irish nationalist tradition, focusing in particular on leading female voices in the cultural and political movements that helped launch the Easter Rising of 1916: Augusta Gregory, Alice Milligan, Maud Gonne, Constance Markievicz, Delia Larkin, Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, and Louise Bennett. Karen Steele argues that by examining the innovative work of these writers from the perspective of women's artistry and women's political investments, we can ... Read more
Women, Press, and Politics explores the literary and historical significance of women's writing for the most influential body of nationalist journalism during the Irish Revival, the advanced nationalist press. This work studies women's writings in the Irish nationalist tradition, focusing in particular on leading female voices in the cultural and political movements that helped launch the Easter Rising of 1916: Augusta Gregory, Alice Milligan, Maud Gonne, Constance Markievicz, Delia Larkin, Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, and Louise Bennett. Karen Steele argues that by examining the innovative work of these writers from the perspective of women's artistry and women's political investments, we can ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
273
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815631415
SKU
V9780815631415
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About Karen Steele
Karen Steele is associate professor of English and director of women's studies at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas. She is the author of Maud Gonne's Irish Nationalist Writings.
Reviews for Women, Press, and Politics During the Irish Revival (Irish Studies)
Steele's book deftly synthesizes literature, culture, history, and politics prior to Irish independence in her analys is of the advanced nationalist press. She simultaneously places women's contributions firmly at the center of the advanced Irish nationalist enterprise and makes a persuasive case for the important influence of that enterprise on Irish nationalism and Irish culture more generally. . . . ... Read more