ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

JAMES JOYCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which was a common metaphor used by Irish writers in their depictions of the nation?
A
the metaphor of Ireland as a novel
B
the metaphor of Ireland as a woman
C
the metaphor of Ireland as a child
D
the metaphor of Ireland as a soldier
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kathleen Ni Houlihan (Irish: Caitlín Ní Uallacháin, literally, “Kathleen, daughter of Houlihan") is a mythical symbol and emblem of Irish nationalism found in literature and art, sometimes representing Ireland as a personified woman.

Detailed explanation-2: -Irish literature is rooted in Celtic mythology as well as the suffering and hardships the Irish people have experienced over the course of their history. Wit and humour, often in the form of satire or irony, have characterized much of Irish literature.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Irish Literary Revival (also called the Irish Literary Renaissance, nicknamed the Celtic Twilight) was a flowering of Irish literary talent in the late 19th and early 20th century. It includes works of poetry, music, art, and literature.

Detailed explanation-4: -In twentieth-century Irish literature certain important themes recur and are explored, defined, and refined in poetry, fiction, and drama. Irish writers have continued to focus on their relation to place, politics, history, the private world, and those points where the public and the private collide.

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