The Irish in the New World: Representation of the Diaspora in Irish Children's Famine Fiction
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2017-07-04
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This thesis analyses and discusses the representation of the Famine exodus and Irish diaspora in America in Irish children's literature published around the time of the 150th commemoration of the Irish Famine in 1995. The 1990s exhibited a surge in Famine scholarship and a renewed interest in the Famine narrative, which was inspired by the upcoming commemoration. The thesis researches whether a move away from the perspective of the classic Famine narrative published in the aftermath of the Famine can be determined. It will do this by analysing the children'snovels Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Giff (2000), Mary Anne's Famine by Colette McCormack (1994), and Wildflower Girl by Marita Conlon-McKenna (1991).
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