English Renaissance literature and Elizabethan imperial expansion /
First Statement of Responsibility
Patricia Palmer.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2001.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xii, 254 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-246) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Conquest, colonial ideologies and the consequences for language -- 2. 'A bad dream with no sound' : the representation of Irish in the texts of the Elizabethan conquest -- 3. 'Wilde speech' : Elizabethan evaluations of Irish -- 4. 'Translating this kingdom of the new' : English linguistic nationalism and Anglicisation policy in Ireland -- 5. New world, new incomprehension : patterns of change and continuity in the English encounter with native languages from Munster to Manoa -- 6. The clamorous silence -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The Elizabethan conquest of Ireland sparked off two linguistic events: it initiated the language shift from Irish to English, which constitutes the great drama of Irish cultural history, and it marked the beginnings of English linguistic expansion. Palmer explores the role of language in shaping colonial ideology and English identity.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Language and conquest in early modern Ireland.
International Standard Book Number
0521793181
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
British-- Ireland-- History-- 16th century.
English language-- Political aspects-- Ireland.
English literature-- Early modern, 1500-1700-- History and criticism.