Irish Literature 1750-1900
An Anthology
Format:Hardback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:10th Jan '08
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- Paperback£45.95(9781405145206)
Over the past twenty years, interest in Irish literature has risen dramatically across the globe. Irish Literature, 1750-1900: An Anthology presents in one volume the rich body of Irish writing between the Enlightenment and Modernism.
- Provides the full text of short plays, fiction, and poetry by a wide selection of prominent writers, including Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Maria Edgeworth, Thomas Moore, James Clarence Mangan, Samuel Ferguson, Lady Jane Wilde, and Oscar Wilde
- Features a selection of collaboratively authored works by the Edgeworths, the Banims, and the Kavanaghs, as well as excerpts from collaborative publications such as Paddy’sResource and The Nation
- Includes substantial selections from Ireland's women writers, as well as Ulster poets and writers who emigrated to North America during this period
- Offers a variety of helpful features for students, including a chronology of historical events and major literary works of the era
“… a diverse and highly entertaining selection of Irish Literature and a teaching tool that will become the standard anthology for the study of Irish Literature.”
Dennis Denisoff, Ryerson University
ISBN: 9781405145190
Dimensions: 249mm x 178mm x 41mm
Weight: 1247g
632 pages