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Grand Opportunity
Timothy G. McMahon
其他書名
The Gaelic Revival and Irish Society, 1893-1910
出版Syracuse University Press, 2008-05-09
主題History / Europe / IrelandHistory / Social History
ISBN08156318479780815631842
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=SfDcPFGUXY8C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In this groundbreaking work, Timothy McMahon reexamines the significance of the Gaelic revival in forming Ireland’s national identity. In their determination to preserve and extend the use of Irish as a spoken language and artistic medium, members of the Gaelic League profoundly influenced Irish culture and literature in the twentieth century. McMahon explores that influence by scrutinizing the ways in which society absorbed their messages, tracing the interaction between the ideas propagated by the League and the variety of meanings ordinary people attached to Ireland and to being Irish. Comparing press and police reports with census data and local directories, the author establishes the first comprehensive profile of League membership. McMahon’s ability to access both English- and Irish-language sources offers readers a rare and richly detailed analysis of primary materials. Grand Opportunity addresses questions that are central to understanding modern Irish identity and makes an indispensable contribution to the wider study of national identity formation.