Two Irelands: Literary Feminisms North and South

by Rebecca Pelan

The very different histories of the North and South are reflected in their literature. While women in the Republic of Ireland have tended to write about social issuessexism, crime, unemployment, and domestic violencewomen in Northern Ireland focused on their society's historical tension and primarily nationalist and unionist politics. However, Pelan maintains that feminist ideology has provided contemporary Irish women with an alternate political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081563059X
• ISBN13: 9780815630593
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"