Subaltern Ethics in Contemporary Scottish and Irish Literature
Author | : S. Lehner |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2011-05-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230308794 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230308791 |
Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Download or read book Subaltern Ethics in Contemporary Scottish and Irish Literature written by S. Lehner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-05-27 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book develops an innovative Irish-Scottish postcolonial approach by galvanizing Emmanuel Levinas' ethics with the socio-cultural category of the 'subaltern'. It sheds new light on contemporary Scottish and Irish fiction, exploring how these writings interact with the recent restructuring of the three state-formations in Ireland and Scotland.