James Joyce and the Irish Revolution: The Easter Rising as Modern Event

James Joyce's "Ulysses" and the 1916 Easter Rising were significant events that led to the decolonization of Ireland. This book explores the connections between modernists and radicals, tracing how revolutionary leaders used "Ulysses" to make sense of their shattered worlds. It coincides with the centenary of both the rebellion and Irish independence, challenging received narratives about the events that left Ireland changed.

Format: Hardback
Length: 296 pages
Publication date: 08 May 2023
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

When revolutionaries took control of Dublin during the 1916 Easter Rising, they looked back to unfulfilled pasts to point the way toward radical futures. This transformation of the Celtic Twilight into the electric light of modern Dublin is seen in James Joyce's masterpiece, Ulysses. Luke Gibbons argues that the short-lived rebellion converted the Irish Renaissance into the beginning of a global decolonial movement. James Joyce and the Irish Revolution explores the connections between modernists and radicals, tracing not only Joyce's projection of Ireland onto the world stage but also how revolutionary leaders like Ernie OMalley turned to Ulysses to make sense of their shattered worlds. This book, coinciding with the centenary of both Ulysses and Irish independence, challenges received narratives about the rebellion and the novel that left Ireland changed, changed utterly.

Weight: 616g
Dimension: 159 x 237 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780226824468