David Bircumshaw wrote:
> I loved:
>
> "Here are no rural anecdotes, no repetitive returns to the lyric effusion
> and fabulistic narrative, no consolatory childhood yarns"
Yes, Lloyd's very much a part of the anti-romantic Irish/American
cultural studies movement, which I first encountered when SAQ did a special
issue on it back in 1995. (Lloyd wanted to contribute to it, in fact, but
the demands of his schedule kept him from meeting our deadline.) The guest
editor, John Waters, took such a determinedly social-scientific stance
toward the topic that I jokingly suggested we title the issue "Forget
Tipperary! Forget Skibbereen!" But it's a healthy trend in cultural studies
across the board, I believe, and it was interesting to discover the same
attitude among younger scholars of American Indian culture as well.
Candice
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