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Chapter 10 - Reputation in Ireland

from Part II - Publishing History and Legacy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2024

By
Aileen Douglas  and
Ian Campbell Ross
Edited by
Joseph Hone  and
Pat Rogers
Joseph Hone
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Pat Rogers
Affiliation:
University of South Florida
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Summary

During his lifetime, Swift was a national figure in Ireland: the Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral, the Drapier, the Hibernian Patriot. Following his death, Swift became an inescapable presence in the thought of Irish writers of many different political persuasions. This chapter charts Swift’s posthumous reputation in Ireland. Whereas English writers such as Thackeray and Macaulay denied Swift’s Irish identity altogether, many Irish writers claimed Swift as one of their own. This chapter presents a broad survey of how Swift’s Irishness has been received by Irish writers including Wilde, Joyce, Yeats, Austin Clarke, Bendam Kennelly, and Derek Mahon.

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Jonathan Swiftreceptionliterary criticismIreland
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Jonathan Swift in Context , pp. 75 - 82
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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