Compatriots or Competitors?: Welsh, Scottish, English and Northern Irish Writing and Brexit in Comparative Contexts - Couverture souple

Dix, Hywel

 
9781786839343: Compatriots or Competitors?: Welsh, Scottish, English and Northern Irish Writing and Brexit in Comparative Contexts
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ISBN 10 : 1786839342 ISBN 13 : 9781786839343
Editeur : University of Wales Press, 2022

Synopsis

This is the first comparative study of the distinctive literatures and cultures that have developed in Wales, Scotland, England and Northern Ireland since political devolution in the late 1990s, especially surrounding Brexit. The book argues that in conceptualising their cultures as ‘national’, each nation is caught up in a creative tension between emulating forms of cultural production found in the others to assert common aspirations, and downplaying those connections in order to forge a sense of cultural distinctiveness. The author explores the resulting dilemmas, with chapters analysing the growth of the creative industries; the relationship between UK City of Culture and its forerunner, the European Capital of Culture; national book prizes in Britain and Europe; British variations on Nordic Noir TV; and the Brexit novel. With regard to separate cultural precursors and responses in each nation, Brexit itself is debated as a factor that has widened their differences, placing the future of the UK in question.

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À propos de l?auteur

Hywel Dix is principal academic in English and communication at Bournemouth University.

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Éditeur
University of Wales Press
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1786839342
ISBN 13 
9781786839343
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
352
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Personne responsable
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