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Governing the Tongue in Northern Ireland

The Place of Art/The Art of Place

By: Shane Alcobia-Murphy

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Governing the Tongue in Northern Ireland

The Place of Art/The Art of Place

By: Shane Alcobia-Murphy

How free is the Northern Irish writer to produce even a short poem when every word will be scrutinised for its political subtext? Is the visual artist compelled to react to the latest atrocity? Must the creative artist be aware of his or her own inculcated prejudices and political affiliations, and must these be revealed overtly in the artwork? Because of these and other related questions, the recent work by Northern Irish writers and visual artists has been characterised by an inward-looking self-consciousness. It is an art that relays its personal responses in guarded, often coded ways. Characterised by obliquity and self-reflexivity, the art does not simply re-present events and the artist’s emotive response towards them; rather, it calls attention to the manner of its presentation. It is an art about art, and its role and place in society. Governing the Tongue examines how the creation of art in a time of violence brings about an anxiety in the Northern Irish artist regarding his or her artistic role, and how it calls into question the ability to represent events. The series of essays is inter-disciplinary in its approach, exploring the place of art – its role and location – in the work of key Northern Irish writers (Ciaran Carson, Seamus Deane, Brian Friel, Seamus Heaney, Michael Longley, Medbh McGuckian, Eoin McNamee, Glenn Patterson) and visual artists (Willie Doherty, Rita Donagh, Paul Seawright, Victor Sloan).

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1443802220

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9781443802222

Sympathetic Ink

Intertextual Relations in Northern Irish Poetry

By: Shane Alcobia-Murphy

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Sympathetic Ink

Intertextual Relations in Northern Irish Poetry

By: Shane Alcobia-Murphy

Northern Irish poets have been notably reticent when addressing political issues in their work. In Sympathetic Ink, Shane Alcobia-Murphy traces that tendency through the works of Seamus Heaney, Paul Muldoon, and Medbh McGuckian. Using collections of the poets’ papers made only recently available, Alcobia-Murphy focuses on the oblique, subtle strategies they apply to critique contemporary political issues. He employs the concept of sympathetic ink, or invisible ink, arguing that rather than avoiding politics, these poets have, via complex intertextual references and resonances, woven them deeply into the formal construction of their works. Acute and learned, Sympathetic Ink will serve as a perfect introduction to these crucial figures of Irish poetry.

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Liverpool University Press

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1846310326

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9781846310324

Sympathetic Ink

Intertextual Relations in Northern Irish Poetry

By: Shane Alcobia-Murphy

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Sympathetic Ink

Intertextual Relations in Northern Irish Poetry

By: Shane Alcobia-Murphy

Northern Irish poets have been notably reticent when addressing political issues in their work. This title traces that tendency through the works of Seamus Heaney, Paul Muldoon, and Medbh McGuckian. It focuses on the oblique, subtle strategies employed by the poets to critique contemporary political issues.

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1846314143

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Governing the Tongue in Northern Ireland

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