In Imagining Ireland's Future, 1870-1914 : Home Rule, Utopia, Dystopia, Pauline Collombier explores Irish home rule and Ireland's political future, analyses of a body of about 30 little known future fictions dealing with Irish home rule and provides a comparative study of the nationalist discourse and of the unionist discourse on Irish home rule.
Link: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-18825-1
Table of Contents:
Front Matter: Pages i-xiii
Introduction: Pages 1-19
‘Home Rule’ Imagined by Its Champions: Pages 21-46
The Future of Ireland in the Pro-home Rule Press: Pages 47-89
Irish Self-Government Further Imagined: Pro-home Rule Fiction: Pages 91-123
Home Rule as an Anti-utopia: Advanced Nationalism and the Future of Ireland: Pages 125-156
Home Rule as Dystopia: What Unionists Feared Would Happen Under Irish Self-Rule: Pages 157-218
Reaching Out to New Converts, Providing an Outlet for New Voices: The Use of Images and Fiction in the Debate on Ireland’s Future: Pages 219-250
British Positivists and the Prospect of Home Rule: Pages 251-274
Michael Davitt, Utopianism and Home Rule: Pages 275-299
William Morris and Irish Home Rule: Pages 301-324
Epilogue: Pages 325-333
Back Matter (bibliography/index): Pages 335-362
