TY  - BOOK
AU  - O'Dwyer,Ella
TI  - The rising of the moon: the language of power 
SN  - 0745318622
AV  - PR 8722  O27r 2003
U1  - 820.9 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - London, Sterling, Va.
PB  - Pluto Press
KW  - English literature
KW  - Irish authors
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Nationalism and literature
KW  - Ireland
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Politics and literature
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Nationalism
KW  - Historiography
KW  - Power (Social sciences) in literature
KW  - Power (Social sciences)
KW  - Political violence in literature
KW  - Poesía inglesa
KW  - Historia y crítica
KW  - Nacionalismo y literatura
KW  - Nacionalismo en la literatura
KW  - Política y literatura
KW  - Intellectual life
KW  - In literature
KW  - Irlanda
KW  - Vida intelectual
KW  - Siglo XX
KW  - Irlanda en la literatura
N1  - This text puts the radical changes in current political dialogue in Ireland into the context of the whole of the 20th century. Exploring the dynamics of power and language, O'Dwyer compares the literature of Beckett, Conrad and Achebe, amongst others to accounts of real events in Ireland's political history. She also examines accounts of particular events in Irish history that include Rex Taylor's biography of Michael Collins, Gerry Adam's biography and even messages from hunger-striker Bobby Sands that were smuggled out of prison. In a country where people have been subjected to incarceration and victimization, and where the political discourse is characterized by slogans, repetition, agreement and treaty, the implications for the national language and identity are immense. The author shows how oppression has obstructed and fractured the nature of Irish national discourse - and that this fragmented voice is a feature of all postcolonial narrative; Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-154) and index
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