Our national poet WB Yeats said that every Irish writer had a decision to take: whether to express Ireland or exploit it. In his day, the choice lay between expressing the nation to itself or exploiting it for the amused condescension of a mainly overseas audience.Holding a mirror up to the people was a risky business: many, seeing an unflattering image, were inclined to smash the glass in anger.
-Declan Kiberd
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