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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Handbook of British Romanticism |
| Editors | Rafael Haekel |
| Publisher | de Gruyter |
| Pages | 425-438 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9783110376692 |
| ISBN (print) | 9783110376364 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Abstract
The Wild Irish Girl by Sydney Owenson – better known as Lady Morgan, the name she used after her marriage – was first published in 1806, just 6 years after the Union with England, which effectively turned Ireland into a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Although the novel is widely acknowledged to be a key and formative text of Anglo-Irish fiction – establishing the genre of the Irish National Tale dubbed after the novel’s subtitle –, it is much less recognized as a key text of British Romanticism. Within a wider understanding of British Romanticism, a conception that includes texts written by female authors from one of the regions traditionally ignored – Ireland –, the novel fully explores its ambiguous potential. On the one hand, it is a work of fiction that has its roots in eighteenth-century aesthetics and history, yet also signifies a new beginning in that it fundamentally inspired later Romantic authors such as Sir Walter Scott and the genre of the historical novel. On the other hand, it showcases how a particularly Irish form of Romanticism paved the way for nineteenth-century modes of fiction based on cultural nationalism and national identity formation.
Keywords
- Act of Union, Anglo-Irish Fiction, National Tale
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- General Arts and Humanities
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Handbook of British Romanticism. ed. / Rafael Haekel. de Gruyter, 2017. p. 425-438.
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