Name: Ireland's Gramophones: Material Culture, Memory, and Trauma in Irish Modernism
Price: 3402.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Author: Cammack, Zan
ISBN: 9781949979763

portada Ireland's Gramophones: Material Culture, Memory, and Trauma in Irish Modernism

Ireland's Gramophones: Material Culture, Memory, and Trauma in Irish Modernism

Type

Physical Book

Author

Zan Cammack

Publisher

Clemson University Press W/ Lup

Language

English

Pages

248

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.2 x 16.1 x 2.2 cm

Weight

0.54 kg.

ISBN13

9781949979763

Synopsis "Ireland's Gramophones: Material Culture, Memory, and Trauma in Irish Modernism"

Because gramophonic technology grew up alongside Ireland's progressively more outspoken and violent struggles for political autonomy and national stability, Irish Modernism inherently links the gramophone to representations of these dramatic cultural upheavals. Many key works of Irish literary modernism--like those by James Joyce, Elizabeth Bowen, and Sean O'Casey--depend upon the gramophone for their ability to record Irish cultural traumas both symbolically and literally during one of the country's most fraught developmental eras. In each work the gramophone testifies of its own complexity as a physical object and its multiform value in the artistic development of textual material. In each work, too, the object seems virtually self-placed--less an aesthetic device than a "thing" belonging primordially to the text. The machine is also often an agent and counterpart to literary characters. Thus, the gramophone points to a deeper connection between object and culture than we perceive if we consider it as only an image, enhancement, or instrument. This book examines the gramophone as an object that refuses to remain in the background of scenes in which it appears, forcing us to confront its mnemonic heritage during a period of Irish history burdened with political and cultural turbulence.

Customers reviews

Have you read this book? Login to add your review.

More customer reviews

0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)

Questions and Answers about the Book

Do you have a question about the book? Login to be able to add your own question.

Opinions about Bookdelivery

More customer reviews

Ireland's Gramophones: Material Culture, Memory, and Trauma in Irish Modernism - Cammack, Zan

Synopsis "Ireland's Gramophones: Material Culture, Memory, and Trauma in Irish Modernism"

Customers reviews

Frequently Asked Questions about the Book

Is the book original?

In what language is the book written?

What is the format of this book?

Questions and Answers about the Book

Opinions about Bookdelivery