Book contents
- Irish Literature in Transition, 1880–1940
- Irish Literature In Transition
- Irish Literature in Transition, 1880–1940
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Series Preface
- General Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Part I Revisionary Foundations
- Chapter 2 The Apotheosis of the Vernacular: Language, Dialects and the Irish Revival
- Chapter 3 Origins of Modern Irish Poetry, 1880–1922
- Chapter 4 Theatrical Ireland: New Routes from the Abbey Theatre to the Gate Theatre
- Chapter 5 Recovery and the Ascendancy Novel 1880–1932
- Part II Revolutionary Forms
- Part III Major Figures in Transition
- Part IV Aftermaths and Outcomes
- Part V Frameworks in Transition
- Index
Chapter 2 - The Apotheosis of the Vernacular: Language, Dialects and the Irish Revival
from Part I - Revisionary Foundations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2020
Book contents
- Irish Literature in Transition, 1880–1940
- Irish Literature In Transition
- Irish Literature in Transition, 1880–1940
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Series Preface
- General Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Part I Revisionary Foundations
- Chapter 2 The Apotheosis of the Vernacular: Language, Dialects and the Irish Revival
- Chapter 3 Origins of Modern Irish Poetry, 1880–1922
- Chapter 4 Theatrical Ireland: New Routes from the Abbey Theatre to the Gate Theatre
- Chapter 5 Recovery and the Ascendancy Novel 1880–1932
- Part II Revolutionary Forms
- Part III Major Figures in Transition
- Part IV Aftermaths and Outcomes
- Part V Frameworks in Transition
- Index
Summary
The radical linguistic, literary and cultural realignment that occurred in the period 1880–1940 emerged from the traumatic changes of the earlier period. Among the most significant events of nineteenth-century Irish history was the gigantic shift from a largely monolingual Irish-speaking population to a largely monolingual English-speaking population. ‘Language shift’, the process whereby members of a community in which more than one language is spoken abandon one vernacular for another, is both complicated and multifaceted, and depends on internal recruitment.
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- Irish Literature in Transition, 1880–1940 , pp. 21 - 38Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020