Author: Brian McKennaPublisher:
ISBN: 9780810312517
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Irish Literature, 1800-1875
Author: Brian McKennaPublisher:
ISBN: 9780810312517
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Irish Literature, 1800-1875
Author: Brian McKennaPublisher: Detroit : Gale Research Company
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Irish Literature
Author: Mary KetsinPublisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781590335901
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Irish literature's roots have been traced to the 7th-9th century. This is a rich and hardy literature starting with descriptions of the brave deeds of kings, saints and other heroes. These were followed by generous veins of religious, historical, genealogical, scientific and other works. The development of prose, poetry and drama raced along with the times. Modern, well-known Irish writers include: William Yeats, James Joyce, Sean Casey, George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, John Synge and Samuel Beckett.
Literary Research and Irish Literature
Author: Greg J. MatthewsPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810863677
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Literary Research and Irish Literature: Strategies & Sources explores primary and secondary research resources relevant to the study of Irish literary authors, works, genres, and history. Sources covered include general literary research guides; union library catalogs; print and online bibliographies; manuscripts and archives; microfilm and digitization projects; scholarly journals; periodicals, newspapers, and reviews; and electronic and Web resources. To ease comparison and evaluation of references, each chapter addresses how to choose and utilize research methods and tools to yield the most relevant information. This guide also examines the strengths and weaknesses of core and specialized electronic and print research tools and standard search techniques and_when appropriate_covers the historical and cultural contexts and usability issues of unique reference sources. This volume, number 5 in the series, raises trenchant issues in Irish literary scholarship, such as the problem of defining what Irish literature is; gaps in criticism and secondary literature devoted to Irish literature; neglected areas of scholarly inquiry, including Irish literature by women and lesser-known writers; and the rewards of interdisciplinary research. It concludes with a brief consideration of a scenario illustrating how a scholar might use strategies and sources covered in the text to solve a research problem.
An Irish Literature Reader
Author: Maureen O'Rourke MurphyPublisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815630463
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
In a volume that has become a standard text in Irish studies and serves as a course-friendly alternative to the Field Day anthology, editors Maureen O’Rourke Murphy and James MacKillop survey thirteen centuries of Irish literature, including Old Irish epic and lyric poetry, Irish folksongs, and drama. For each author the editors provide a biographical sketch, a brief discussion of how his or her selections relate to a larger body of work, and a selected bibliography. In addition, this new volume includes a larger sampling of women writers.
Irish Literature
Author: Maureen O'Rourke MurphyPublisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815624059
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
A Reference Guide for English Studies
Author: Michael J. MarcusePublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520321871
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2816
Book Description
Irish Literature Since 1800
Author: Norman VancePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317870506
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
This book surveys Irish writing in English over the last two centuries, from Maria Edgeworth to Seamus Heaney, to give the literary student and the general reader an up-to-date sense of its variety and vitality and to indicate some of the ways in which it has been described and discussed. It begins with a brief outline of Irish history, of Irish writing in Irish and Latin, and of writing in English before 1800. Later chapters consider Irish romanticism, Victorian Ireland, W.B.Yeats and the Irish Literary Revival, new directions in Irish writing after Joyce and the literature of contemporary Ireland, north and south, from 1960 to the present.
The Oxford History of the Irish Book, Volume IV
Author: James H. MurphyPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198187319
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
Volume IV: The Irish Book in English 1800-1891 details the story of the book in Ireland during the nineteenth century, when Ireland was integrated into the United Kingdom. The chapters in this volume explore book production and distribution and the differing of ways in which publishing existed in Dublin, Belfast, and the provinces.
Evenings in the Duffrey (1875)
Author: Patrick KennedyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781436840323
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.