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A British Ireland, or the limits of race and hybridity in Maria Edgeworth's novels
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| Title | A British Ireland, or the limits of race and hybridity in Maria Edgeworth's novels |
| Author | Clarke, Kimberly. |
| Date | 2009 |
| Subject (Keywords) | Literature, English |
| Note | Thesis (M.A.)--Georgetown University, 2009.; Includes bibliographical references.; Text (Electronic thesis) in PDF format. |
| University | Georgetown University
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| Department (Program) | Dept. of English, Masters dissertations, 2009. |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf
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| Abstract | Ireland was united with Wales, Scotland, and England in 1801. However, separated by distance, religion, British prejudice, and Ireland's colonial status, Ireland was excluded from identifying with the British. Anglo-Irish author Maria Edgeworth actively works against this image of Irish subjection as she displaces Irish colonial otherness on to Creole, West Indian, and Africanist character associated with black imagery. Instead of making Ireland a metaphor for Anglo-colonial relations, Edgeworth positions the Creole and black characters as a colonial figures who cannot satisfactorily become British. |
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