"Can Irish Literature Be Considered Post-Colonial?": A Study of William Butler Yeats and James Joyce
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Bachelor of Arts in English
Advisor
Cynthia Scheinberg, Ph.D.
Abstract
This essay reads the works of W.B. Yeats and James Joyce through a post-colonial lens. Drawing on the texts of Derek Wolcott, Ngugi Wa Thionog and Chinua Achebe, this analysis of Years and Joyce reveals how actively their works resist being categorized as “British” literature.
Recommended Citation
Finnegan, Quinlan, ""Can Irish Literature Be Considered Post-Colonial?": A Study of William Butler Yeats and James Joyce" (2022). English Theses. 14.
https://docs.rwu.edu/english_theses/14
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