ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; PART TWO; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; PART THREE; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; AFTERWORD; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Summary
This original study is the first major critical appraisal of Ireland's post-colonial experience in relation to that of other emergent nations. The parallels between Ireland, India, Latin America, Africa and Europe establish bridges in literary and musical contexts which offer a unique insight into independence and freedom, and the ways in which they are articulated by emergent nations. They explore the master-servant relationship, the functions of narrative, and the concepts of nationalism, m ..