Transatlantic Renaissances: Literature of Ireland and the American South by Kath

Description: Transatlantic Renaissances by Kathryn Stelmach Artuso Tracing the transatlantic influence of the Irish Revival upon the Southern Renaissance, this work explores how the latter looked to the former for guidance, artistic innovation, and models for self-invention and regional renovation. Artuso investigates the renaissance trope of... FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The impulses that fired the Southern Literary Renaissance echoed the impetus behind the Irish Literary Revival at the turn of the twentieth century, when Ireland sought to demonstrate its cultural equality with any European nation and disentangle itself from English-imposed stereotypes. Seeking to prove that the South was indeed the cultural equal of greater America, despite the harsh realities of political defeat, economic scarcity, and racial strife, Southern writers embarked on a career to re-imagine the American South and to re-invent literary criticism.Transatlantic Renaissances: Literature of Ireland and the American South traces the influence of the Irish Revival upon the Southern Renaissance, exploring how the latter looked to the former for guidance, artistic innovation, and models for self-invention and regional renovation.While Deleuze and Guattaris model for minor literature refers to minority or regional authors who work within a major language for purposes of subversion, Artuso modifies their term along generic and thematic lines to refer to errant female juveniles within subsidiary genres whose nonconformist development threatens to disrupt the dominant patriarchal culture of a region or nation. Using the themes of initiation and maturation to anchor the book, Artuso analyzes how the volatile development of young women in revivalist texts often reflects or questions larger growth pangs and patterns, including the evolution of the literary revival itself and the development of a regional minority group that must work within a dominant culture, language, and nation while seeking methods of subversion. With minor literature as the container for undervalued genres such as popular fiction and short stories—often considered an authors juvenilia—this work investigates not only how these texts challenge the authoritative claims of the novel, but also scrutinizes the renaissance trope of female rebirth, as the revivalists often figured cultural, national, or regional regeneration through the metamorphoses or maturation of female protagonists such as Cathleen ní Houlihan, Scarlett OHara, and Virgie Rainey. Drawing upon New Historical, New Critical, and postcolonial approaches, Artuso examines works by Lady Gregory, Margaret Mitchell, Eudora Welty, Elizabeth Bowen, Jean Toomer, and James Joyce. Author Biography Kathryn Stelmach Artuso is an assistant professor of English at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. Table of Contents Contents AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter One: Minor Literature Comes of Age: A Survey of the Irish Revival and Southern RenaissanceChapter Two: Transatlantic Tara: Irish Maternalism and Motherland in Gone with the WindChapter Three:"A Child of this Century": Rites of Passage in the Friendship and Fiction of Eudora Welty and Elizabeth BowenChapter Four: Anglo-Irish Revivals: Doubling and Defamiliarization in Elizabeth Bowens The Heat of the Day and The House in ParisChapter Five: Black Madonnas and Irish Muses: Odysseys with the Harlem RenaissanceEpilogueNotesBibliographyAbout the AuthorIndex Review While Artuso is clearly well-versed in the literature and criticism of both Ireland and the South, her most rewarding discussions emphasize the Irish presence and influence in the US. Artusos writing is sharp and enjoyable, and her pairings of subjects, texts, and authors work in unexpected and interesting ways. In the end, Artuso thoughtfully claims that the advent of interest in diasporic, postcolonial, and transatlantic studies holds exciting promise for the future of transnationalism, a movement which continually reminds us that a desire for world culture is not nostalgic but nascent, not dying but already reborn. Ultimately, readers are left with a satisfying yet open-ended introduction to the intricate relationship between seemingly unrelated cultures and this introduction invites continued exploration. * Eudora Welty Review *Artuso covers an incredible amount of ground in framing her argument. . . .Artusos text is a valuable addition to the diverse and growing body of critical work in transnational southern studies, not only for its careful excavation of the shared origins of the Irish and Southern Renaissances but in its gesturing toward the work still to be done in exploring routes of cultural exchange between locations and movements too often considered in isolation. * H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online * Long Description The impulses that fired the Southern Literary Renaissance echoed the impetus behind the Irish Literary Revival at the turn of the twentieth century, when Ireland sought to demonstrate its cultural equality with any European nation and disentangle itself from English-imposed stereotypes. Seeking to prove that the South was indeed the cultural equal of greater America, despite the harsh realities of political defeat, economic scarcity, and racial strife, Southern writers embarked on a career to re-imagine the American South and to re-invent literary criticism. Transatlantic Renaissances: Literature of Ireland and the American South traces the influence of the Irish Revival upon the Southern Renaissance, exploring how the latter looked to the former for guidance, artistic innovation, and models for self-invention and regional renovation.While Deleuze and Guattaris model for minor literature refers to minority or regional authors who work within a major language for purposes of subversion, Artuso modifies their term along generic and thematic lines to refer to errant female juveniles within subsidiary genres whose nonconformist development threatens to disrupt the dominant patriarchal culture of a region or nation. Using the themes of initiation and maturation to anchor the book, Artuso analyzes how the volatile development of young women in revivalist texts often reflects or questions larger growth pangs and patterns, including the evolution of the literary revival itself and the development of a regional minority group that must work within a dominant culture, language, and nation while seeking methods of subversion. With minor literature as the container for undervalued genres such as popular fiction and short stories--often considered an authors juvenilia--this work investigates not only how these texts challenge the authoritative claims of the novel, but also scrutinizes the renaissance trope of female rebirth, as the revivalists often figured cultural, national, or regional regeneration through the metamorphoses or maturation of female protagonists such as Cathleen n Review Quote While Artuso is clearly well-versed in the literature and criticism of both Ireland and the South, her most rewarding discussions emphasize the Irish presence and influence in the US. Artusos writing is sharp and enjoyable, and her pairings of subjects, texts, and authors work in unexpected and interesting ways. In the end, Artuso thoughtfully claims that the advent of interest in diasporic, postcolonial, and transatlantic studies holds exciting promise for the future of transnationalism, a movement which continually reminds us that a desire for world culture is not nostalgic but nascent, not dying but already reborn. Ultimately, readers are left with a satisfying yet open-ended introduction to the intricate relationship between seemingly unrelated cultures and this introduction invites continued exploration. Details ISBN1611494346 Author Kathryn Stelmach Artuso Short Title TRANSATLANTIC RENAISSANCES Language English ISBN-10 1611494346 ISBN-13 9781611494341 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-12-22 Imprint University of Delaware Press Subtitle Literature of Ireland and the American South Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Delaware UK Release Date 2012-12-22 AU Release Date 2012-12-22 NZ Release Date 2012-12-22 US Release Date 2012-12-22 Pages 206 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Alternative 9781611495676 DEWEY 810.9975 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137280982;

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