| 英文摘要 |
The mid-nineteenth-century Great Irish Famine left a lasting legacy, with one of its most consequential effects being the mass emigration during and after the catastrophe. This exodus profoundly shaped modern Irish society, transformed countless lives, and altered the course of its history. Focusing on three under-researched early Famine novels—Miss Mason’s Kate Gearey (1853), Reginald Tierney’s The Struggles of Dick Massey (1860), and David Power Conyngham’s The O’Donnells of Glen Cottage (1861)—this study examines the impact of the Famine on Irish people’s relationships to both their birthplace and adopted land, compares representations of emigration to Britain and North America, and considers the role of nostalgia in shaping identity. By incorporating migration to Britain alongside America, the study moves beyond earlier transatlantic research while investigating the influence of nostalgic longing in the Irish diaspora. Close readings of these texts reveal that early Famine fiction writers held complex views on emigration and expressed nuanced, shifting attitudes toward home during a period of drastic fluctuation. |
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