The Bell and Irish Identity, 1940-1954 : representation and transformation /

Summary: The central argument of this thesis is that over its fourteen years of publication (1940-1954), The Bell literary magazine attempted both to represent and to transform mid-twentieth century Irish identity. The thesis examines prior research on The Bell and points to the need for a new asses...

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spelling oai:localhost:123456789-1694422022-10-06T19:41:36Z The Bell and Irish Identity, 1940-1954 : representation and transformation / Matthews, Kelly Summary: The central argument of this thesis is that over its fourteen years of publication (1940-1954), The Bell literary magazine attempted both to represent and to transform mid-twentieth century Irish identity. The thesis examines prior research on The Bell and points to the need for a new assessment of the magazine's role in view of developments in post-colonial criticism and a resurgence of interest in Irish literary periodicals as sources of cultural commentary. The Bell's editors-first, Seán O'Faoláin, and, later, Peadar O'Donnell, along with their assistant editors and staff - consistently attempted to widen the spectrum of perceptions of Irish identity by working against the essentialist versions of Irishness put forward both by public figures such as Daniel Corkery and Eamon de Valera, and by influential groups such as the Board of Literary Censors and the Gaelic League of the 1930s and 40s. Thus, while this thesis considers trends in The Bell's promotion of Irish literature - especially under poetry editors Frank O'Connor and Geoffrey Taylor - it pays particular attention to areas in which The Bell constrasted with essencialist or exclusivist images of Irish identity as rural, Gaelic, Catholic, and self-sufficient. The magazine's representations or urban life, social problems, Gaelic literature, and Northerm Ireland exemplify its promotion of a multi-faceted, complex, inclusive version of Irish identity. Finally, it is argued that The Bell both responded and contributed to the transformation of Irish society in the mid-twentieth century, as the experience of war and wartime censorship, the expansion of international relations, and the encroaching tide of technological modernisation irrevocably changed the patterns of traditional Irish life. 1 2022-10-06T19:41:36Z 2022-10-06T19:41:36Z 2009. Tese 821.152.1:050"1940/1954" M438b TESE 251375 https://app.bczm.ufrn.br/home/#/item/251375 https://app.bczm.ufrn.br/home/#/item/251375
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description Summary: The central argument of this thesis is that over its fourteen years of publication (1940-1954), The Bell literary magazine attempted both to represent and to transform mid-twentieth century Irish identity. The thesis examines prior research on The Bell and points to the need for a new assessment of the magazine's role in view of developments in post-colonial criticism and a resurgence of interest in Irish literary periodicals as sources of cultural commentary. The Bell's editors-first, Seán O'Faoláin, and, later, Peadar O'Donnell, along with their assistant editors and staff - consistently attempted to widen the spectrum of perceptions of Irish identity by working against the essentialist versions of Irishness put forward both by public figures such as Daniel Corkery and Eamon de Valera, and by influential groups such as the Board of Literary Censors and the Gaelic League of the 1930s and 40s. Thus, while this thesis considers trends in The Bell's promotion of Irish literature - especially under poetry editors Frank O'Connor and Geoffrey Taylor - it pays particular attention to areas in which The Bell constrasted with essencialist or exclusivist images of Irish identity as rural, Gaelic, Catholic, and self-sufficient. The magazine's representations or urban life, social problems, Gaelic literature, and Northerm Ireland exemplify its promotion of a multi-faceted, complex, inclusive version of Irish identity. Finally, it is argued that The Bell both responded and contributed to the transformation of Irish society in the mid-twentieth century, as the experience of war and wartime censorship, the expansion of international relations, and the encroaching tide of technological modernisation irrevocably changed the patterns of traditional Irish life.
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