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Gaelic Prose in the Irish Free State, 1922-1939
Philip O´leary
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Description for Gaelic Prose in the Irish Free State, 1922-1939
Hardcover. This volume contains a survey of prose writing - novels, plays, journalism - produced in Ireland between 1922 and 1939. All quotations are given in English with original Irish in notes. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AFR; DSBH; DSK; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
A continuation of the author's previous path-breaking book on the prose literature of the Gaelic Revival. For the first time, the development of a modern literature in Irish following the War of Independence and Civil War is outlined and analysed. This period saw an outpouring of book-length works in Irish from the state publishing agency An Gum, and the frequency and production of new plays, both original and translated, have never been approached since. Philip O'Leary has investigated all of these works as well as journalism and manuscript material. This book fills a large gap and will raise scholarly awareness ... Read more
A continuation of the author's previous path-breaking book on the prose literature of the Gaelic Revival. For the first time, the development of a modern literature in Irish following the War of Independence and Civil War is outlined and analysed. This period saw an outpouring of book-length works in Irish from the state publishing agency An Gum, and the frequency and production of new plays, both original and translated, have never been approached since. Philip O'Leary has investigated all of these works as well as journalism and manuscript material. This book fills a large gap and will raise scholarly awareness ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
784
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781904558132
SKU
V9781904558132
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About Philip O´leary
Philip O'Leary is Associate Professor in the Irish Studies program at Boston College. His book, Ideology and Innovation: The Prose Literature of the Gaelic Revival, 1881-1921, was awarded the 1995 Donald Murphy Prize by the American Conference for Irish Studies, and nominated for the 1995 Irish Times prize for non-fiction. He is co-General Editor of the Cambridge History of Irish ... Read more
Reviews for Gaelic Prose in the Irish Free State, 1922-1939
charts the fascinating period of the cultural renaissance when An Gum went on an unprecedented publishing spree of works into Irish ... this substantial volume is exceptionally well got up with silk marker and head and tail bands, real cloth and a jacket you won't want to throw away. Books Ireland Sept 2004 [There ... Read more