Through reading Yeats’ poems alone, it is evident that his work was essential within the Revivalist movement. Yeats’ ability to … More
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Language and Myth in Yeats’ Poetry: Reflections on Historical Influences and Overlap
This week entailed a personal exploration of some of the fine poetry of W.B. Yeats. Surveying a broad array of … More
Myths and Memorials
Pictured Above: Oliver Sheppard’s “The Dying Cúchulain” (1911), given official placement in Dublin’s General Post Office, 1935. In the “Cultural … More
“Insubstantial vs. Substantial” in Dracula, and how this reflects fantasy in the Irish Literary Revival.
In reading Terence Brown’s excerpt “Cultural Nationalism 1880-1930”, in conjunction with Siobhan Kilfeather’s Dublin: A Cultural History, I was interested … More
Influence of Literature and Language on Cultural Nationalism in Present Day
While reading Brown’s Cultural Nationalism, one idea that particularly stood out to me was their emphasis on nationalistic literature and … More
