MacGreevy, Thomas, to Deutsch, Babette, 1948 September 28
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Autographed letter signed, 4 pages. Dublin. In answer to her question about Joyce's “ineradicable Catholicism,” MacGreevy says one shouldn't “presume to speak about more than his ineradicable preoccupation with Catholicism.” He does not agree with her view that there is “no radiance” in Ulysses or Finnegans wake. Disputes idea of Irish fascism, said by an Irishman to have come from the Sinn Fein movement. Notes that nationalism is a reaction to imperialism. Berates film Elizabeth and Essex, film portrayal of Hugh O'Neill, notes Ireland holds her own as long as she's berated.
Dates
- Creation: 1948 September 28
Collecting Area Details
Part of the Manuscripts Collecting Area
Contact:
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Olin Library, 1 Brookings Drive
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Joel Minor
Olin Library, 1 Brookings Drive
MSC 1061-141-B
St. Louis MO 63130 US
(314) 935-5495
spec@wumail.wustl.edu