Are we justified in claiming him as an Irish writer? Oh, I know he was born in Dublin and went to Trinity and all the rest of it, but really he was an English writer, wasn't he? Afterall, his characters are all Lords and Ladies, and Duchesses and Dowagers: nothing Irish about that, is there? In fact, it's quintessentially English.
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oh for ************************ sake bloody rsf ************************e
[color=#BF0000]Seamas de Faoite,[/color]
You think Leopold is really in RSF?
Wilde is a quintessentially Anglo-Irish writer. Whether or not you wish to consider such a person truly Irish is in my opinion, very much to do with your politics. I would consider him thus.
i havent a clue but those suggestions are just daft
[color=#BF0000]Seamas de Faoite,[/color]
Seamas do not insult Republican Sinn Fein by saying that Leopold is a member/supporter.
So do you really belive that someone who rights novels/play's etc about low ranking members of the aristocricy do not qualify as Irish.
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sorry rsf
[color=#BF0000]Seamas de Faoite,[/color]
Are you trolling or are you demonstrating the importance of being earnest
Well he thought he was Irish , he regularly pointed out his irishness ,born ,bred and educated in Ireland , the son of an Irish nationalist and poet .of course he was english ..............or danish or burmese .take your pick , any one would make as much sense as any other .
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Thank you for that Seamas, lets just hope that we can recover and move on from this painful experince. That is one appaling joke Free Speach.Originally Posted by seamasdefaoite
Just wondering Leopold, are you going to question individually the entire cannon of Irish literature, or is this thread a one off.
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hopefully it isThank you for that Seamas, lets just hope that we can recover and move on from this painful experince. That is one appaling joke Free Speach.
Just wondering Leopold, are you going to question individually the entire cannon of Irish literature, or is this thread a one off.
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