Casting an Eye on the History of a Nation: From Armed to Literary Revolution

This paper aims at contextualizing the political and historical situation of Ireland from the Protestant Ascendency that began in 1690; presenting the main changes in Irish society during the process of colonization and commenting on the struggles for independence. The second part of this paper aims at discussing about the literary production while the country was still under British rules, focusing specifically on the work of the Irish poet and playwright William Butler Yeats. Throughout the discussion in this regard, critics and academics of literature provide insights on the role of literature in the colonial context and its importance in the process of decolonization.