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- Title
"Integrated as Outsiders": Teague's Blanket and the Irish Immigrant "Problem" in Early Modern Britain.
- Authors
BURKE, HELEN
- Abstract
The article looks at historical attitudes towards Irish immigrants in early modern Great Britain. Particular focus is given to the image of the Irish blanketman, popularized by the character Teague in the 1662 play "The Committee" by Sir Robert Howard. According to the author, this figure provided an illusion of immigrant management and integration for Great Britain in the post-Restoration period and is useful in understanding the resistance faced by Irish immigrants throughout the nation's history. The relationship between blankets and the traditional Irish cloak known as a mantle is explored. Other topics include the play "The Irish Masque at Court" by Ben Jonson, the anonymous book "Teagueland Jests, or Bogg-Witticisms" and the anonymous play "Sir John Oldcastle".
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; IRELAND; IMMIGRANTS; IRISH people; IRISH in literature; BLANKETS; COMMITTEE, The (Theatrical production); ASSIMILATION of immigrants; CLOTHING &; dress in literature; HOWARD, Robert, Sir, 1626-1698; TEAGUELAND Jests: Or, Bogg-Witticisms (Book); JESTBOOKS; HISTORY
- Publication
Eire-Ireland, 2011, Vol 46, Issue 1/2, p20
- ISSN
0013-2683
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/eir.2011.0004