Minotaur (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Tom Paulin
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Work: Literary criticism
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction, Politics, Essays
- Subjects: Nature, Authors or writers, Literature, Lectures or lecturing, Ireland or Irish people, Fascism, Aesthetics, Protestantism or Protestant churches, Tyrants or tyranny
Reviewing the works of some twenty-one writers, Tom Paulin looks for evidence of political agenda in their art. Sometimes he forces his texts into more political themes than they support; nevertheless, his intent is clear—to examine literary art in contexts of political pressures. Some writers, such as John Milton, are easily accessible for political analysis; others, such as Emily Dickinson, are more resistant. Paulin breaks through such resistance to uncover signs of politics in all of his writers, but his methods are sometimes suspect, as in his introductory chapter.
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