The Imagination of an Insurrection: Dublin, Easter 1916
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Book Overview
We know from our literary histories that there was a movement called the Irish Literary Renaissance, and that Yeats was at its head. We know from our political histories that there is now a Republic of Ireland because of a nationalistic movement that, militarily, began with the insurrection of Easter Week, 1916. But what do these two movements have to do with one another?... Because I came to history with literary eyes, I could not help...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0940262029
ISBN13:9780940262027
Release Date:January 1995
Publisher:Lindisfarne Books
Length:284 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I chose to read this book for a university history class where we had to find a book and make a presentation on HOW the book was written and presented rather than the history that was in the book. Thompason did a marverlous job at letting the public know what exactly happened during the uprising of Bloody Sunday 1916. I recommend this book to everyone and anyone interested in the politics of the time.
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