'The Tottering, Fluttering, Palpitating Mass': Power and Hunger in Nineteenth-Century Literary Responses to the Great Famine

Fegan, Melissa2016-03-072016-03-072015-11-29Fegan, M. (2016). ‘The Tottering, Fluttering, Palpitating Mass': Power and Hunger in Nineteenth-Century Literary Responses to the Great Famine. In E. Delaney & B. Mac Suibhne (Eds.), Ireland’s Great Famine and Popular Politics (pp. 34-58). London, United Kingdom: Routledge.9780415836302http://hdl.handle.net/10034/600724This chapter examines representations of power and powerlessness in nineteenth-century literary responses to the Great Famine, arguing that many of these - largely middle-class authors - transcend the values and prejudices of their class in the attempt to engage honestly and imaginatively with the sufferings of Famine victims.enFamineIrish literature'The Tottering, Fluttering, Palpitating Mass': Power and Hunger in Nineteenth-Century Literary Responses to the Great FamineBook chapter