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Irish Literature 1750-1900

An Anthology

Julia M Wright editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:10th Jan '08

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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