tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post6309678957411852074..comments2024-03-28T00:47:44.556+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: The Irish Story Telling Tales and Making It Up In Ireland by R. F
Foster (2001)Mel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-31503158800502887272013-07-05T07:42:02.724+08:002013-07-05T07:42:02.724+08:00Parrish-very good insight-I see modern Japanese li...Parrish-very good insight-I see modern Japanese literature as a reaction to the incredible impact of their defeat in WWII. <br />Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-66104684069139243112013-07-04T04:52:50.425+08:002013-07-04T04:52:50.425+08:00I can definitely see a lot of modern Irish lit as ...I can definitely see a lot of modern Irish lit as being an escape from the clichéd image of what is Irish and as such would be a reaction against older writers such as WB. But as to identity I'm not so sure it is just an Irish thing<br />as I believe for example a lot of Japanese literature is in some way a reaction against the idealised image of Japan or is a clash between Japan's samurai/geisha image & it's more modern cyberpunk image.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.com