The Irish New Woman

by Tina O'Toole

Overview

The Irish New Woman explores the textual and ideological connections between feminist, nationalist and anti-imperialist writing and political activism at the fin de siècle . This is the first study which foregrounds the Irish and New Woman contexts, effecting a paradigm shift in the critical reception of fin de siècle writers and their work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137349132
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	07/12/2013
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	204
File size:	417 KB

About the Author

Tina O'Toole is Lecturer in English in the School of Language, Literature, Culture and Communication at the University of Limerick, Ireland.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction: The Irish New Woman 1. Feminism and Famine 2. Empire Girls 3. The New Woman and the Land War 4. The 'New' Mother Ireland 5. The New Woman and the Boy 6. The Transnational New Woman Conclusion Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

'O'Toole has admirably accomplished her stated goal of 'complicat[ing] and enrich[ing] conventional narratives of literary history as well as the discourses of gender, sexual and national identities.'' Maureen O'Connor, Irish Literary Supplement

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