Allegories of Union in Irish and English Writing, 1790-1870 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521661324)

Corbett explores fictional and nonfictional representations of Ireland's relationship with England throughout the nineteenth century. She considers the uses of familial and domestic metaphors in structuring narratives that enact the "union" of England and Ireland. Corbett situates her readings of novels by Edgeworth, Gaskell, and Trollope, and writings by Burke, Engels, and Mill, within the varying historical contexts that shape them. She revises the critical orthodoxies surrounding colonial discourse that currently prevail in Irish and English studies, and offers a fresh perspective on important aspects of Victorian culture.

Author: Mary Jean Corbett
ISBN-10: 0521661323
ISBN-13: 9780521661324
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/02/2000
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.39w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2001 pg. 1267