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Ferris examines the way in which the problem of 'incomplete union'generated by the formation of the United Kingdom in 1800 destabilised British public discourse in the early decades of the nineteenth century, and the emergence of the national tale as the main genre to address these issues.

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'… almost ten years in the making, but it is certainly worth the wait.' Irish Studies Review
'… splendid and insightful.' Taylor and Francis

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments; Introduction. The awkward space of Union; 1. Civic travels: the Irish tour and the new United Kingdom; 2. Public address: the national tale and the pragmatics of sympathy; 3. Female agents: rewriting the national heroine in Morgan's later tales; 4. The shudder of history: Irish Gothic and ruin writing; 5. Agitated bodies: the Emancipation debate and novels of insurgency in the 1820s; Bibliography.

The Romantic National Tale and the Question of Ireland

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 5/7/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521110556, 978-0521110556
      ISBN10: 0521110556
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      Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Literary studies: general

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Ferris examines the way in which the problem of 'incomplete union'generated by the formation of the United Kingdom in 1800 destabilised British public discourse in the early decades of the nineteenth century, and the emergence of the national tale as the main genre to address these issues.

      Trade Review
      '… almost ten years in the making, but it is certainly worth the wait.' Irish Studies Review
      '… splendid and insightful.' Taylor and Francis

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments; Introduction. The awkward space of Union; 1. Civic travels: the Irish tour and the new United Kingdom; 2. Public address: the national tale and the pragmatics of sympathy; 3. Female agents: rewriting the national heroine in Morgan's later tales; 4. The shudder of history: Irish Gothic and ruin writing; 5. Agitated bodies: the Emancipation debate and novels of insurgency in the 1820s; Bibliography.

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