Breaking Enmities

This book discusses relationships among religion, literature and ethnicity in Northern Ireland since 1967. The introduction provides a theoretical account of how literature engages sectarian prejudices, allowing these to be played out in ways that can help to dissolve or mitigate the alienating effects of traditional enmities. Subsequent chapters deal with identity, endogamy, education, gender, and imprisonment. Each chapter combines an analysis of specific cultural issues with a critical assessment of relevant works by key authors. A conclusion offers an assessment of relationships between Northern Ireland and other modern societies facing analogous problems in a post-modern world marked by rapid globalisation.

Autorentext

Patrick Grant is Professor of English at the University of Victoria, British Columbia.

Inhalt
Preface Religion, Ethnicity and Transgression Fables of Identity: John Hewitt and Seamus Heaney Endogamy and Education: Brian Friel and Stewart Parker Gender, Pluralism and Equality: Edna Longley and Medbh McGuckian Imprisonment: Bobby Sands, Brian Keenan and the Salman Rushdie Affair Conclusion