Revisiting Irish Literary Revival(1897—1915): Arts and Politics

Foreign Literature Studies ›› 2017, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (1): 150-158.

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Revisiting Irish Literary Revival(1897—1915): Arts and Politics

Li Yuan

Online:2017-02-25 Published:2022-06-15
About author:Li Yuan is associate professor at the Faculty of English Language and Culture, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (Guangzhou 510420, China). Her major research areas are Modern British and Irish drama and theater, comparative literature and translation studies. Email: 201510001@oamail.gdufs.edu.cn

Abstract

Abstract: The Irish Dramatic Movement of the early 20th century was led by W. B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, and other prominent members from the Protestant Ascendancy. While claiming to represent the Irish people, they also sought to educate them to a higher aesthetic standard. Their affiliation with popular nationalism was ambivalent and problematic. This tension between the movement's populist, national appeal and its elite, reformist, ascendancy control manifested itself in various aspects such as productions, castings and performances.

Key words: Irish Dramatic Movement, stereotypes, Anglo-Irish Ascendancy, the Abbey Theater

Li Yuan. Revisiting Irish Literary Revival(1897—1915): Arts and Politics[J]. Foreign Literature Studies, 2017, 39(1): 150-158.

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