Representations of Jews in Irish Literature

爱尔兰文学中的犹太人形象是一个值得注意的研究不足的话题，除了乔伊斯的《圣经》中的利奥波德·布鲁姆。从最早的时候起，犹太人在爱尔兰文学中的重要存在就值得研究，因为最初的研究表明，犹太人在爱尔兰文学中的存在，无论是作为作家还是作为犹太人和非犹太人写作的人物，这一研究将展示爱尔兰文学中犹太人的形象如何告诉我们，更多的是关于爱尔兰人而不是犹太人的身份，事实上，关于爱尔兰人的整个心理史，甚至精神病理学，是如何隐藏在这些被忽视的表征中的。该项目旨在调查爱尔兰文学各个时代的主题，包括爱尔兰语和英语，并在其他文学，包括英语，美国，德国和东欧的犹太人话语中发现。研究的成果将是对该主题的深入研究，选集，网络数据库，以及在贝尔法斯特和都柏林的展览，导致学术会议出版的程序，所有这些都将永久地确立“犹太人”的重要性和意义，在爱尔兰文学中。这种对爱尔兰文学中爱尔兰人对犹太人的态度的审查对于所有从事犹太人研究的机构来说都是潜在的兴趣在北方爱尔兰、爱尔兰共和国和其他地方，对种族、民族和宗教差异的态度。这包括政党、移民和非国民机构以及从事促进平等的法定机构。

The representation of Jews in Irish literature is a notably under-researched topic, apart from the character of Leopold Bloom in Joyce's "Ulysses". The significant presence of Jews in Irish literature since the earliest times deserves to be investigated because initial research undertaken shows the presence of Jews in Irish literature, whether as writers or as characters in writing by Jews and non-Jews, to be more widespread and potentially far more significant than has been realised to date.This research will demonstrate how the representation of the Jew in Irish literature actually tells us much more about Irish than Jewish identity, how in fact a whole psychohistory, perhaps even psychopathology, of Irishness is hidden in these neglected representations. The project aims to investigate the topic in all eras of Irish literature, in both Irish and English, and to situate the findings within the discourse of Jews in other literatures, including English, American, German and East European. The outcome of the research will be an in-depth study of the topic, an anthology, a web database, and an exhibition in Belfast and Dublin, leading to an academic conference with published proceedings, all of which will establish permanently the significance and meaning of "the Jew" in Irish literature.This examination of Irish attitudes to Jews as found in Irish literature is of potential interest to all bodies that are engaged with attitudes to racial, national and religious difference, in both Northern Ireland, the Republic and beyond. This includes political parties, immigrant and non-national bodies, and statutory bodies engaged with promoting equality.