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Irish Writing: An Anthology of Irish Literature in English 1789-1939
Stephen (Ed) Regan
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Description for Irish Writing: An Anthology of Irish Literature in English 1789-1939
Paperback. Editor(s): Regan, Stephen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 454.
'Can we not build up a national tradition, a national literature, which shall be none the less Irish in spirit from being English in language?' W. B. Yeats This anthology traces the history of modern Irish literature from the revolutionary era of the late eighteenth century to the early years of political independence. From Charlotte Brooke and Edmund Burke to Elizabeth Bowen and Louis MacNeice, the anthology shows how, in forging a tradition of their own, Irish writers have continually challenged and renewed the ways in which Ireland is imagined and defined. ... Read more
'Can we not build up a national tradition, a national literature, which shall be none the less Irish in spirit from being English in language?' W. B. Yeats This anthology traces the history of modern Irish literature from the revolutionary era of the late eighteenth century to the early years of political independence. From Charlotte Brooke and Edmund Burke to Elizabeth Bowen and Louis MacNeice, the anthology shows how, in forging a tradition of their own, Irish writers have continually challenged and renewed the ways in which Ireland is imagined and defined. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199549825
SKU
V9780199549825
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Reviews for Irish Writing: An Anthology of Irish Literature in English 1789-1939
a lucid and informative introduction...the extracts are cleverly chosen
P.J. Matthews, Irish Times (Dublin)
P.J. Matthews, Irish Times (Dublin)