Drawing fascinating comparisons between two literary movements for
social justice, Tracy Mishkin explores the link between the Irish
Renaissance that began in the 1880s and the African-American
movement of the 1920s known as the Harlem Renaissance.
Starting with evidence that Ireland's Abbey Theatre tours of the
United States before World War I influenced such African-Americans
as Alain Locke and James Weldon Johnson, Mishkin offers the first
full-scale discussion of the historical similarities and
differences of the two movements. Both rose from the ashes of
history -- from people suffering years of oppression during which
their native languages were lost or stolen -- to confront issues of
language and identity; and both had to combat negative mainstream
representation of their people, all the while debating how to
create their own literature. Included throughout is the work of
women who participated in both movements but who often have been
marginalized in their histories.
Going beyond national boundaries, Mishkin takes the study of
interracial literary influence across the Atlantic and establishes
important parallels between the Harlem and Irish Renaisances.
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