At Swim, Two Boys: In Search of the Nation of Freedom

The aim of this paper is to show how in At Swim, Two Boys, Jamie O’Neill demystifies one of the crucial moments in the history of Ireland by means of the subversive and liberating power of laughter. He points out the contradictions and absurdities of the Rising and unmasks the fanaticism and dogmati...

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Main Author: Aída Díaz-Bild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Española de Estudios Irlandeses 2007-05-01
Series:Estudios Irlandeses
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Online Access:http://www.estudiosirlandeses.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/AtSwimTwoBoysADiazBild.pdf