"[H]e daren't show his nose with the Molly Maguires looking for him to let daylight through him for grabbing the holding of an evicted tenant": Ulysses, the Cattle Economy, and the Unwritten Agrarian Code
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Heather Laird [1]
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[1] University of Tulsa
University of Tulsa
Estados Unidos
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- Localización: James Joyce quarterly, ISSN 0021-4183, Vol. 59, Nº. 2, 2022, págs. 211-229
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Considerable scholarly attention has been paid to the many references to official law in Joyce's writings, but allusions to alternative legal concepts and structures in these works have been largely ignored. This essay seeks to address this omission by exploring the relevance of the unwritten agrarian code, also termed unwritten law, to Ulysses, linking it to the novel's broader themes. It demonstrates that viewing what is often considered to be a quintessential urban text through this particular rural lens draws our attention to tensions over land and resources at the time of the novel's setting and composition, and complicates our understanding of its treatment of colonialism and anti-colonial nationalism, including its critique of both.
