Irish Literature 1750-1900
An Anthology
Format:Hardback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:10th Jan '08
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

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