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Douglas Hyde’s The Necessity for De-Anglicising Ireland
Douglas Hyde’s The Necessity for De-Anglicising Ireland

The Inconsistencies of Anglo-Irish Cultural Nationalism

Author(s): Éva Székely
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Sociolinguistics, Descriptive linguistics
Published by: Editura Universitatii din Oradea
Keywords: de-Anglicization; cultural nationalism; Douglas Hyde;

Summary/Abstract: The present paper points out instances of inconsistencies in Douglas Hyde’s seminal cultural nationalist speech: The Necessity for De-Anglicising Ireland. It also delves into the political, historical, cultural and linguistic realities that brought them about.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 75-85
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English