Nationalism, colonialism, and literature: T. Eagleton, F. Jameson, E.W. Said ; introduction by Seamus Deane

The three essays constituting this volume were originally published as individual pamphlets by the Field Day Theatre Company, in Derry, Northern Ireland. Each deals with the question of nationalism and the role of cultural production as a force in understanding and analyzing the aftermath of colonization. The authors diverse perspectives are demonstrated by the essays respective titles: Eagleton, Nationalism: Irony and Commitment; Jameson, Modernism and Imperialism; and Said, Yeats and Decolonization. The essays have implication beyond their immediate topics, bearing upon questions of feminism, decolonization, and modernism to illuminate problems that belong to other groups and regions. The three essays in this volume were originally published as individual pamphlets by the Field Day Theatre Company in Derry, Nothern Ireland. Founded in 1980 as a theatre cmpany, Field Day has eveolved as a publisher concerned with the typically Irish blend of political and cultural (mainly literary) forces which requires fresh analysis in view of the existing Irish political crisis. As a result, Field Day has published a series of pamphlets, in groups of three, to which the three essays printed here are the most recent contribution. Each of the essays deals with a different aspect of nationalism and the role of cultural production as a force in understanding the aftermath of colonization. In his essay, Terry Eagleton identifies two decolonizing stages: the achievement of national autonomy and personal autonomy. Frederic Jameson discusses the problematic relationship between the Third World and the "first world". Edward Said focuses on the poetry of Yeats and the role it played in the "liberationist" movement of decolonization Nationalism--irony And Commitment / Terry Eagleton -- Modernism And Imperialism / Fredric Jameson -- Yeats And Decolonization / Edward W. Said. Terry Eagleton, Fredric Jameson, And Edward W. Said ; Introdution By Seamus Deane. A Field Day Company Book. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 94-95) And Index. Nationalism irony and commitment / Terry Eagleton Modernism and imperialism / Fredric Jameson Yeats and decolonization / Edward W. Said.