National Tales and the Representations of the Orient: Revising the History of 19th-Century British and Irish Literature

本研究探讨了爱尔兰人和东方人作为英国民族的文化他者在“民族故事”中的表现。特别是，“自我异国情调”方面的人物和叙事策略进行审查。作者认为，“自我异国情调”的例子，使埃奇沃思和欧文斯，谁创立了民族故事，以维护自己的身份，作为盎格鲁-爱尔兰女作家和他们的文化在英国的位置。本研究还试图对十九世纪英国和爱尔兰小说史进行修正，这一研究强调现实主义。

This research explores the representations of the Irish and the Orient in “national tales”, as the cultural other to the English nation. In particular, “auto-exoticism” in terms of characterization and narrative strategies is examined. It is argued that the examples of “auto-exoticism” enable Edgeworth and Owenson, who founded national tales, to vindicate their identity as Anglo-Irish women writers and their cultural location within the United Kingdom. This research also attempts to revise the history of nineteenth-century British and Irish novel, which has put emphasis on realism.