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The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature

The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature
Author: Robert Welch
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2000
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780192800800

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The literature of Ireland, written in both Irish and English, displays an exceptional richness and diversity. This Concise Companion surveys the Irish literary landscape across sixteen centuries up to the present, describing its features and landmarks. Entries range from ogam writing, developed in the 4th century, to the fiction, poetry, and drama of the 1990s. There are accounts of authors as early as Adamnan, 7th century Abbot of Iona, through to contemporary writers such as Roddy Doyle, Brian Friel, Seamus Heaney, and Edna O'Brien. There arealso brief accounts of major works such as Tain Bo Cuailnge - the Ulster saga reflecting the Celtic Iron Age - to Swift's Gulliver Travels, O Cadhain's Cre na Cille, and Banville's The Book of Evidence. The entries highlight the historical contexts of the writers and the events that sometimes directly inspired them - the Famine of 1845-8; the founding of the Abbey Theatre and its impact on playwrights such as J.M. Synge and Padraic Colum; the Easter Rising that stirred Yeats to the 'terriblebeauty' of 'Easter 1916'. There is a wealth of information on a wide range of topics including Catholicism, Protestantism, the Irish language, and on genres such as annals, bardic poetry, and folksong, as well as 140 completely new entries on present day writers and their works. There is a chronology of major historical events and cross-references that allow the reader to explore the entire interconnected network of relationships that is Irish literature.


The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature

The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature
Author: Robert Welch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996
Genre: Authors, Irish
ISBN: 9781383031270

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This comprehensive guide to Irish literature contains over 2,000 entries for writing in both English and Irish. It includes articles on the historical, cultural and religious contexts for the writers and works concerned.


The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature

The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature
Author: Robert Welch
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2003
Genre: Authors, Irish
ISBN: 9780198608417

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Searchable database version of the Concise Oxford companion to Irish literature is a comprehensive guide to sixteen centuries of literature. First published 1996 as The Oxford companion to Irish literature, this resource provides information on various literary movements, seminal works and major and minor writers.


The Oxford Companion to Irish History

The Oxford Companion to Irish History
Author: S.J. Connolly
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-02-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780199691869

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In a field riven by controversy, the Oxford Companion to Irish History is a comprehensive and balanced source of information on the history of this complex and fascinating country. Written by a team of almost 100 experts, the Companion's 1,800 A-Z entries explore Irish history from earliest times to the beginning of the 21st century.


The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Literature

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Literature
Author: Richard Bradford
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 912
Release: 2020-09-03
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1119652642

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THE WILEY BLACKWELL COMPANION TO CONTEMPORARY BRITISH AND IRISH LITERATURE An insightful guide to the exploration of modern British and Irish literature The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Literature is a must-have guide for anyone hoping to navigate the world of new British and Irish writing. Including modern authors and poets from the 1960s through to the 21st century, the Companion provides a thorough overview of contemporary poetry, fiction, and drama by some of the most prominent and noteworthy writers. Seventy-three comprehensive chapters focus on individual authors as well as such topics as Englishness and identity, contemporary Science Fiction, Black writing in Britain, crime fiction, and the influence of globalization on British and Irish Literature. Written in four parts, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Literature includes comprehensive examinations of individual authors, as well as a variety of themes that have come to define the contemporary period: ethnicity, gender, nationality, and more. A thorough guide to the main figures and concepts in contemporary literature from Britain and Ireland, this two-volume set: Includes studies of notable figures such as Seamus Heaney and Angela Carter, as well as more recently influential writers such as Zadie Smith and Sarah Waters. Covers topics such as LGBT fiction, androgyny in contemporary British Literature, and post-Troubles Northern Irish Fiction Features a broad range of writers and topics covered by distinguished academics Includes an analysis of the interplay between individual authors and the major themes of the day, and whether an examination of the latter enables us to appreciate the former. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Literature provides essential reading for students as well as academics seeking to learn more about the history and future direction of contemporary British and Irish Literature.


The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories

The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories
Author: William Trevor
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-03-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780199583140

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Ireland has always been a nation of story-tellers. This magnificent anthology chronicles the development of a rich literary tradition, from the earliest folk-tales to James Joyce, Liam O'Flaherty, and the rising stars of the new generation.


The Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish Fiction

The Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish Fiction
Author: Liam Harte
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 698
Release: 2020
Genre: History
ISBN: 0198754892

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Presents essays by thirty-five leading scholars of Irish fiction that provide authoritative assessments of the breadth and achievement of Irish novelists and short story writers.