The poor bugger's tool : Irish modernism, queer labor, and postcolonial history /

"The Poor Bugger's Tool"--The title taking its name from the veiled reference to Roger Casement in Joyce's 'Ulysses' - draws on writings by Wilde, Synge, Joyce, Jamie O'Neill, and Patrick McCabe to consider how each deploys queer aesthetics to shape inclusive forms...

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Main Author:	Mullen, Patrick R.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:	English literature > Irish authors > History and criticism. English literature > 20th century > History and criticism. Homosexuality in literature. Queer theory. Value in literature. Values in literature. Postcolonialism in literature. Nationalism and literature > Ireland > History. Homosexuality and literature > Ireland > History. Modernism (Literature) > Ireland. Littérature anglaise > Auteurs irlandais > Histoire et critique. Littérature anglaise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique. Homosexualité dans la littérature. Théorie queer. Valeur dans la littérature. Postcolonialisme dans la littérature. Nationalisme et littérature > Irlande > Histoire. Homosexualité et littérature > Irlande > Histoire. Modernisme (Littérature) > Irlande. English literature English literature > Irish authors Homosexuality and literature Homosexuality in literature Modernism (Literature) Nationalism and literature Postcolonialism in literature Queer theory Value in literature Values in literature Ireland LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. 1900-1999 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Summary:	"The Poor Bugger's Tool"--The title taking its name from the veiled reference to Roger Casement in Joyce's 'Ulysses' - draws on writings by Wilde, Synge, Joyce, Jamie O'Neill, and Patrick McCabe to consider how each deploys queer aesthetics to shape inclusive forms of national affiliation and put forward anti-imperialist critiques.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780199950270 019995027X 9780199838059 0199838054