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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198791593
ISBN-13
9780198791591
eBay Product ID (ePID)
234312329
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Inventing the Myth : Political Passions and the Ulster Protestant Imagination
Publication Year
2017
Subject
Christianity / Protestant, General, Europe / Ireland
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Religion, History
Format
Hardcover
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Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
18.2 Oz
Item Length
8.8 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2016-963270
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"No one who reads this book will disagree that Parr has uncovered an entirely admirable if no doubt subsidiary tradition of left-wing, cultured, ever-despairing, ever-hopeful Protestant culture caught between classness and d'eclass'e, reactionary and progressive. This beleaguered community has found a truly ground-breaking and sympathetic interpreter." -- Marc Mulholland, Journal of Contemporary History"Connal Parr's book examines the overlooked role of theatre in shaping the imagination of Northern Ireland's Protestants. It makes for lively reading, populated by colourful characters, such as the playwrights Gary Mitchell and Graham Reid, and drawn from rich archival sources. Parr also includes spirited interviews with many of his subjects, all combining to give a strong sense of the Northern Irish theatrical scene in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries." -- Times Literary Supplement"This is not only an excellent book to read but it is also very readable, being both well-written and informative ... This is a book that deserves to be well read by anyone with an interest in Ireland, also by those with an interest in literature and its role in conveying a message to the outside world whilst also reflecting back to ordinary people the realities of their own space." --James Dingley, National Identities"It is rooted in a wide range of primary sources, a large number of interviews and a grounding in scholarly literature on the modern social, cultural and political history of Northern Ireland. It is a courageous book in many ways ... Parr has made a major contribution to a historically and culturally sensitive understanding of that community and in particular of its combative and progressive dimensions." --Henry Patterson, History Ireland"comprehensive and meticulously ' researched ... raises many important questions. Parr deftly utilizes the texts of these authors' writing, exploring how their work fit within and critiqued the political contexts of their time. Inventing the Myth is a scholarly book. But Parr's writing style is clear enough to be appreciated by a popular audience." --Gladys Ganiel, Slugger O'Toole"it's one of the most important books to have been written about unionist 'identity' in Northern Ireland." --Alex Kane, News Letter"an impressive intervention in cultural history, highlighting dramatic writing from Sam Thompson to Gary Mitchell and beyond." --Roy Foster, 'The best books of 2017', The Irish Times"[An] important and ground-breaking book...For those who genuinely seek a nuanced and detailed understanding of [the Protestant working-class in Northern Ireland,] its political and cultural dynamics over the course of the last century they could do no better than delve into this hugely rewarding book." -- Stephen Hopkins, Irish Political Studies"In exploring the social and political contexts of northern Irish Protestantism, its inheritance of dissent (what Dawn Purvis, former leader of the Progressive Unionist Party refers to as "independent thought") and linking this history to the "literary imagination" and its "connection to the theatre", Parr has opened the door on the history of creative self- questioning and critical debate that is all so often passed by." --Gerald Dawe, The Irish Times, "No one who reads this book will disagree that Parr has uncovered an entirely admirable if no doubt subsidiary tradition of left-wing, cultured, ever-despairing, ever-hopeful Protestant culture caught between classness and déclassé, reactionary and progressive. This beleaguered community has found a truly ground-breaking and sympathetic interpreter." -- Marc Mulholland, Journal of Contemporary History "Connal Parr's book examines the overlooked role of theatre in shaping the imagination of Northern Ireland's Protestants. It makes for lively reading, populated by colourful characters, such as the playwrights Gary Mitchell and Graham Reid, and drawn from rich archival sources. Parr also includes spirited interviews with many of his subjects, all combining to give a strong sense of the Northern Irish theatrical scene in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries." -- Times Literary Supplement "This is not only an excellent book to read but it is also very readable, being both well-written and informative ... This is a book that deserves to be well read by anyone with an interest in Ireland, also by those with an interest in literature and its role in conveying a message to the outside world whilst also reflecting back to ordinary people the realities of their own space." --James Dingley, National Identities "It is rooted in a wide range of primary sources, a large number of interviews and a grounding in scholarly literature on the modern social, cultural and political history of Northern Ireland. It is a courageous book in many ways ... Parr has made a major contribution to a historically and culturally sensitive understanding of that community and in particular of its combative and progressive dimensions." --Henry Patterson, History Ireland "comprehensive and meticulously ' researched ... raises many important questions. Parr deftly utilizes the texts of these authors' writing, exploring how their work fit within and critiqued the political contexts of their time. Inventing the Myth is a scholarly book. But Parr's writing style is clear enough to be appreciated by a popular audience." --Gladys Ganiel, Slugger O'Toole "it's one of the most important books to have been written about unionist 'identity' in Northern Ireland." --Alex Kane, News Letter "an impressive intervention in cultural history, highlighting dramatic writing from Sam Thompson to Gary Mitchell and beyond." --Roy Foster, 'The best books of 2017', The Irish Times "[An] important and ground-breaking book...For those who genuinely seek a nuanced and detailed understanding of [the Protestant working-class in Northern Ireland,] its political and cultural dynamics over the course of the last century they could do no better than delve into this hugely rewarding book." -- Stephen Hopkins, Irish Political Studies "In exploring the social and political contexts of northern Irish Protestantism, its inheritance of dissent (what Dawn Purvis, former leader of the Progressive Unionist Party refers to as "independent thought") and linking this history to the "literary imagination" and its "connection to the theatre", Parr has opened the door on the history of creative self- questioning and critical debate that is all so often passed by." --Gerald Dawe, The Irish Times, "No one who reads this book will disagree that Parr has uncovered an entirely admirable if no doubt subsidiary tradition of left-wing, cultured, ever-despairing, ever-hopeful Protestant culture caught between classness and d´eclass´e, reactionary and progressive. This beleaguered community has found a truly ground-breaking and sympathetic interpreter." -- Marc Mulholland, Journal of Contemporary History"Connal Parr's book examines the overlooked role of theatre in shaping the imagination of Northern Ireland's Protestants. It makes for lively reading, populated by colourful characters, such as the playwrights Gary Mitchell and Graham Reid, and drawn from rich archival sources. Parr also includes spirited interviews with many of his subjects, all combining to give a strong sense of the Northern Irish theatrical scene in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries." -- Times Literary Supplement"This is not only an excellent book to read but it is also very readable, being both well-written and informative ... This is a book that deserves to be well read by anyone with an interest in Ireland, also by those with an interest in literature and its role in conveying a message to the outside world whilst also reflecting back to ordinary people the realities of their own space." --James Dingley, National Identities"It is rooted in a wide range of primary sources, a large number of interviews and a grounding in scholarly literature on the modern social, cultural and political history of Northern Ireland. It is a courageous book in many ways ... Parr has made a major contribution to a historically and culturally sensitive understanding of that community and in particular of its combative and progressive dimensions." --Henry Patterson, History Ireland"comprehensive and meticulously ' researched ... raises many important questions. Parr deftly utilizes the texts of these authors' writing, exploring how their work fit within and critiqued the political contexts of their time. Inventing the Myth is a scholarly book. But Parr's writing style is clear enough to be appreciated by a popular audience." --Gladys Ganiel, Slugger O'Toole"it's one of the most important books to have been written about unionist 'identity' in Northern Ireland." --Alex Kane, News Letter"an impressive intervention in cultural history, highlighting dramatic writing from Sam Thompson to Gary Mitchell and beyond." --Roy Foster, 'The best books of 2017', The Irish Times"[An] important and ground-breaking book...For those who genuinely seek a nuanced and detailed understanding of [the Protestant working-class in Northern Ireland,] its political and cultural dynamics over the course of the last century they could do no better than delve into this hugely rewarding book." -- Stephen Hopkins, Irish Political Studies"In exploring the social and political contexts of northern Irish Protestantism, its inheritance of dissent (what Dawn Purvis, former leader of the Progressive Unionist Party refers to as "independent thought") and linking this history to the "literary imagination" and its "connection to the theatre", Parr has opened the door on the history of creative self- questioning and critical debate that is all so often passed by." --Gerald Dawe, The Irish Times, "In exploring the social and political contexts of northern Irish Protestantism, its inheritance of dissent (what Dawn Purvis, former leader of the Progressive Unionist Party refers to as "independent thought") and linking this history to the "literary imagination" and its "connection to the theatre", Parr has opened the door on the history of creative self- questioning and critical debate that is all so often passed by." --Gerald Dawe, The Irish Times, "Connal Parr's book examines the overlooked role of theatre in shaping the imagination of Northern Ireland's Protestants. It makes for lively reading, populated by colourful characters, such as the playwrights Gary Mitchell and Graham Reid, and drawn from rich archival sources. Parr also includes spirited interviews with many of his subjects, all combining to give a strong sense of the Northern Irish theatrical scene in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries." -- Times Literary Supplement "This is not only an excellent book to read but it is also very readable, being both well-written and informative ... This is a book that deserves to be well read by anyone with an interest in Ireland, also by those with an interest in literature and its role in conveying a message to the outside world whilst also reflecting back to ordinary people the realities of their own space." --James Dingley, National Identities "It is rooted in a wide range of primary sources, a large number of interviews and a grounding in scholarly literature on the modern social, cultural and political history of Northern Ireland. It is a courageous book in many ways ... Parr has made a major contribution to a historically and culturally sensitive understanding of that community and in particular of its combative and progressive dimensions." --Henry Patterson, History Ireland "comprehensive and meticulously ' researched ... raises many important questions. Parr deftly utilizes the texts of these authors' writing, exploring how their work fit within and critiqued the political contexts of their time. Inventing the Myth is a scholarly book. But Parr's writing style is clear enough to be appreciated by a popular audience." --Gladys Ganiel, Slugger O'Toole "it's one of the most important books to have been written about unionist 'identity' in Northern Ireland." --Alex Kane, News Letter "an impressive intervention in cultural history, highlighting dramatic writing from Sam Thompson to Gary Mitchell and beyond." --Roy Foster, 'The best books of 2017', The Irish Times "[An] important and ground-breaking book...For those who genuinely seek a nuanced and detailed understanding of [the Protestant working-class in Northern Ireland,] its political and cultural dynamics over the course of the last century they could do no better than delve into this hugely rewarding book." -- Stephen Hopkins, Irish Political Studies "In exploring the social and political contexts of northern Irish Protestantism, its inheritance of dissent (what Dawn Purvis, former leader of the Progressive Unionist Party refers to as "independent thought") and linking this history to the "literary imagination" and its "connection to the theatre", Parr has opened the door on the history of creative self- questioning and critical debate that is all so often passed by." --Gerald Dawe, The Irish Times, "it's one of the most important books to have been written about unionist 'identity' in Northern Ireland." --Alex Kane, News Letter "an impressive intervention in cultural history, highlighting dramatic writing from Sam Thompson to Gary Mitchell and beyond." --Roy Foster, 'The best books of 2017', The Irish Times "[An] important and ground-breaking book...For those who genuinely seek a nuanced and detailed understanding of [the Protestant working-class in Northern Ireland,] its political and cultural dynamics over the course of the last century they could do no better than delve into this hugely rewarding book." -- Stephen Hopkins, Irish Political Studies "In exploring the social and political contexts of northern Irish Protestantism, its inheritance of dissent (what Dawn Purvis, former leader of the Progressive Unionist Party refers to as "independent thought") and linking this history to the "literary imagination" and its "connection to the theatre", Parr has opened the door on the history of creative self- questioning and critical debate that is all so often passed by." --Gerald Dawe, The Irish Times, "Connal Parr's book examines the overlooked role of theatre in shaping the imagination of Northern Ireland's Protestants. It makes for lively reading, populated by colourful characters, such as the playwrights Gary Mitchell and Graham Reid, and drawn from rich archival sources. Parr also includes spirited interviews with many of his subjects, all combining to give a strong sense of the Northern Irish theatrical scene in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries." -- Times Literary Supplement "This is not only an excellent book to read but it is also very readable, being both well-written and informative ... This is a book that deserves to be well read by anyone with an interest in Ireland, also by those with an interest in literature and its role in conveying a message to the outside world whilst also reflecting back to ordinary people the realities of their own space." --James Dingley, National Identities "It is rooted in a wide range of primary sources, a large number of interviews and a grounding in scholarly literature on the modern social, cultural and political history of Northern Ireland. It is a courageous book in many ways ... Parr has made a major contribution to a historically and culturally sensitive understanding of that community and in particular of its combative and progressive dimensions." --Henry Patterson, History Ireland "comprehensive and meticulously researched ... raises many important questions. Parr deftly utilizes the texts of these authors' writing, exploring how their work fit within and critiqued the political contexts of their time. Inventing the Myth is a scholarly book. But Parr's writing style is clear enough to be appreciated by a popular audience." --Gladys Ganiel, Slugger O'Toole "it's one of the most important books to have been written about unionist 'identity' in Northern Ireland." --Alex Kane, News Letter "an impressive intervention in cultural history, highlighting dramatic writing from Sam Thompson to Gary Mitchell and beyond." --Roy Foster, 'The best books of 2017', The Irish Times "[An] important and ground-breaking book...For those who genuinely seek a nuanced and detailed understanding of [the Protestant working-class in Northern Ireland,] its political and cultural dynamics over the course of the last century they could do no better than delve into this hugely rewarding book." -- Stephen Hopkins, Irish Political Studies "In exploring the social and political contexts of northern Irish Protestantism, its inheritance of dissent (what Dawn Purvis, former leader of the Progressive Unionist Party refers to as "independent thought") and linking this history to the "literary imagination" and its "connection to the theatre", Parr has opened the door on the history of creative self- questioning and critical debate that is all so often passed by." --Gerald Dawe, The Irish Times, "This is not only an excellent book to read but it is also very readable, being both well-written and informative ... This is a book that deserves to be well read by anyone with an interest in Ireland, also by those with an interest in literature and its role in conveying a message to the outside world whilst also reflecting back to ordinary people the realities of their own space." --James Dingley, National Identities "It is rooted in a wide range of primary sources, a large number of interviews and a grounding in scholarly literature on the modern social, cultural and political history of Northern Ireland. It is a courageous book in many ways ... Parr has made a major contribution to a historically and culturally sensitive understanding of that community and in particular of its combative and progressive dimensions." --Henry Patterson, History Ireland "comprehensive and meticulously ' researched ... raises many important questions. Parr deftly utilizes the texts of these authors' writing, exploring how their work fit within and critiqued the political contexts of their time. Inventing the Myth is a scholarly book. But Parr's writing style is clear enough to be appreciated by a popular audience." --Gladys Ganiel, Slugger O'Toole "it's one of the most important books to have been written about unionist 'identity' in Northern Ireland." --Alex Kane, News Letter "an impressive intervention in cultural history, highlighting dramatic writing from Sam Thompson to Gary Mitchell and beyond." --Roy Foster, 'The best books of 2017', The Irish Times "[An] important and ground-breaking book...For those who genuinely seek a nuanced and detailed understanding of [the Protestant working-class in Northern Ireland,] its political and cultural dynamics over the course of the last century they could do no better than delve into this hugely rewarding book." -- Stephen Hopkins, Irish Political Studies "In exploring the social and political contexts of northern Irish Protestantism, its inheritance of dissent (what Dawn Purvis, former leader of the Progressive Unionist Party refers to as "independent thought") and linking this history to the "literary imagination" and its "connection to the theatre", Parr has opened the door on the history of creative self- questioning and critical debate that is all so often passed by." --Gerald Dawe, The Irish Times, "No one who reads this book will disagree that Parr has uncovered an entirely admirable if no doubt subsidiary tradition of left-wing, cultured, ever-despairing, ever-hopeful Protestant culture caught between classness and déclassé, reactionary and progressive. This beleaguered community has found a truly ground-breaking and sympathetic interpreter." -- Marc Mulholland, Journal of Contemporary History"Connal Parr's book examines the overlooked role of theatre in shaping the imagination of Northern Ireland's Protestants. It makes for lively reading, populated by colourful characters, such as the playwrights Gary Mitchell and Graham Reid, and drawn from rich archival sources. Parr also includes spirited interviews with many of his subjects, all combining to give a strong sense of the Northern Irish theatrical scene in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries." -- Times Literary Supplement"This is not only an excellent book to read but it is also very readable, being both well-written and informative ... This is a book that deserves to be well read by anyone with an interest in Ireland, also by those with an interest in literature and its role in conveying a message to the outside world whilst also reflecting back to ordinary people the realities of their own space." --James Dingley, National Identities"It is rooted in a wide range of primary sources, a large number of interviews and a grounding in scholarly literature on the modern social, cultural and political history of Northern Ireland. It is a courageous book in many ways ... Parr has made a major contribution to a historically and culturally sensitive understanding of that community and in particular of its combative and progressive dimensions." --Henry Patterson, History Ireland"comprehensive and meticulously ' researched ... raises many important questions. Parr deftly utilizes the texts of these authors' writing, exploring how their work fit within and critiqued the political contexts of their time. Inventing the Myth is a scholarly book. But Parr's writing style is clear enough to be appreciated by a popular audience." --Gladys Ganiel, Slugger O'Toole"it's one of the most important books to have been written about unionist 'identity' in Northern Ireland." --Alex Kane, News Letter"an impressive intervention in cultural history, highlighting dramatic writing from Sam Thompson to Gary Mitchell and beyond." --Roy Foster, 'The best books of 2017', The Irish Times"[An] important and ground-breaking book...For those who genuinely seek a nuanced and detailed understanding of [the Protestant working-class in Northern Ireland,] its political and cultural dynamics over the course of the last century they could do no better than delve into this hugely rewarding book." -- Stephen Hopkins, Irish Political Studies"In exploring the social and political contexts of northern Irish Protestantism, its inheritance of dissent (what Dawn Purvis, former leader of the Progressive Unionist Party refers to as "independent thought") and linking this history to the "literary imagination" and its "connection to the theatre", Parr has opened the door on the history of creative self- questioning and critical debate that is all so often passed by." --Gerald Dawe, The Irish Times
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
810/820
Table Of Content
Introduction1. Words as Weapons: Northern Ireland's Ongoing Culture Wars2. The Strange Radicalism of Thomas Carnduff and St. John Ervine3. John Hewitt, Sam Thompson, and a Lost Labour Culture4. Stewart Parker, the UWC Strike of May 1974, and Prisons5. Ron Hutchinson, Graham Reid, and the Hard Eighties6. The Anger and Energy of Gary Mitchell7. Loyal Women? Christina Reid and Marie JonesConclusion
Synopsis
This book approaches Ulster Protestantism through its theatrical and cultural intersection with politics, re-establishing a forgotten history and engaging with contemporary debates. Anchored by the perspectives of ten writers - some of whom have been notably active in political life - it uniquely examines tensions going on within. Through its exploration of class division and drama from the early twentieth century to the present, the book restores the progressive and Labour credentials of the community's recent past along with its literary repercussions, both of which appear in recent decades to have diminished. Drawing on over sixty interviews, unpublished scripts, as well as rarely-consulted archival material, it shows - contrary to a good deal of cliched polemic and safe scholarly assessment - that Ulster Protestants have historically and continually demonstrated a vigorous creative pulse as well as a tendency towards Left wing and class politics. St. John Ervine, Thomas Carnduff, John Hewitt, Sam Thompson, Stewart Parker, Graham Reid, Ron Hutchinson, Marie Jones, Christina Reid, and Gary Mitchell profoundly challenge as well as reflect their communities. Illuminating a diverse and conflicted culture stretching beyond Orange Order parades, the weaving together of the lives and work of each of the writers highlights mutual themes and insights on their identity, as if part of some grander tapestry of alternative twentieth-century Protestant culture. Ulster Protestantism's consistent delivery of such dissenting voices counters its monolithic and reactionary reputation., This book approaches Ulster Protestantism through its theatrical and cultural intersection with politics, re-establishing a forgotten history and engaging with contemporary debates. Anchored by the perspectives of ten writers - some of whom have been notably active in political life - it uniquely examines tensions going on within. Through its exploration of class division and drama from the early twentieth century to the present, the book restores the progressive and Labour credentials of the community's recent past along with its literary repercussions, both of which appear in recent decades to have diminished. Drawing on over sixty interviews, unpublished scripts, as well as rarely-consulted archival material, it shows - contrary to a good deal of clichéd polemic and safe scholarly assessment - that Ulster Protestants have historically and continually demonstrated a vigorous creative pulse as well as a tendency towards Left wing and class politics. St. John Ervine, Thomas Carnduff, John Hewitt, Sam Thompson, Stewart Parker, Graham Reid, Ron Hutchinson, Marie Jones, Christina Reid, and Gary Mitchell profoundly challenge as well as reflect their communities. Illuminating a diverse and conflicted culture stretching beyond Orange Order parades, the weaving together of the lives and work of each of the writers highlights mutual themes and insights on their identity, as if part of some grander tapestry of alternative twentieth-century Protestant culture. Ulster Protestantism's consistent delivery of such dissenting voices counters its monolithic and reactionary reputation., A lively and timely work about the history and politics of Ulster Protestants. The volume draws on over sixty interviews with politicians and cultural figures and focuses on ten writers whose work has reflected and challenged the views of their community.
LC Classification Number
BX4839
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