Between the past and the present : representations of irish identity in contemporary novels by Colm Tóibín
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During the last three decades Ireland has been undergoing a number of socio-cultural transformations that have given place to structural modifications in its national identity. By 1987 the historically revolutionary and impoverished Republic of Ireland emerged as one of the economic miracles of Europe, due to 'The Celtic Tiger' boom. By joining the EC and through the introduction of progressive politics, the former provincial nation started its process towards modernization, which has allowed its inhabitants to enjoy a higher standard of living. However, becoming a global nation has undermined the traditional values on which the Republic had been built, offering new social models and alternative forms of families. Historical revisionism has also provided a fresh reading of the Irish bloody past, all of which has taken Irish people to face unprecedented questions about their past and future identity. As a result, ambivalences and institutional inconsistencies -typical of a period of social transition in the history of this nation- have emerged, forcing Irish people into a process of 're-imagining Ireland' in order to become a more tolerant and pluralistic society for its own people, for foreigners but also for those who once decided to leave their homeland and constituted the Irish diaspora. The purpose of this research work is to analyse representations of contemporary Ireland and the process of reconstruction of individual and national identities, as they are reflected in two contemporary novels by Irish writer Colm Tóibín, one of the most acclaimed post-nationalist literary figures today, in Ireland and abroad.
Autor/a
Arriaga, Maria Isabel
Director/a
Adámoli, María Graciela;
Germani, Miriam Patricia (co-director);
Germani, Miriam Patricia (co-director);
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2017Tipo de documento
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Literatura : : Literatura irlandesa;
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