Irish Demons

English Writings on Ireland, the Irish, and Gender by Spenser and His Contemporaries

von Joan Fitzpatrick

196 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The interplay between colonialism and gender is the focus of this book, which concentrates on Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene in the context of English history. Spenser's attitudes toward the Irish are drawn out of the text of his poetry, especially his preoccupations with sexual promiscuity, Catholicism, and miscegenation. The underlying textual dynamics are analyzed in terms of Spenser's relationship with Queen Elizabeth and his residence in Ireland.

• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Geschichte und Kritik
• ISBN: 9780761817352
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.11.2000
• Größe: 240 x 161 mm
• Verlag: University Press of America