A companion to Irish literature /

Featuring new essays by international literary scholars, the two-volume Companion to Irish Literature encompasses the full breadth of Ireland's literary tradition from the Middle Ages to the present day.: Covers an unprecedented historical range of Irish literature; Arranged in two volumes cove...

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Other Authors: Wright, Julia M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Series:Blackwell companions to literature and culture ; 72.
Wiley Online Library.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Featuring new essays by international literary scholars, the two-volume Companion to Irish Literature encompasses the full breadth of Ireland's literary tradition from the Middle Ages to the present day.: Covers an unprecedented historical range of Irish literature; Arranged in two volumes covering Irish literature from the medieval period to 1900, and its development through the twentieth century to the present day; Presents a re-visioning of twentieth-century Irish literature and a collection of the most up-to-date scholarship in the field as a whole; Includes a substantial number of women writers from the eighteenth century to the present day; Includes essays on leading contemporary authors, including Brian Friel, Seamus Heaney, Eavan Boland, Roddy Doyle, and Emma Donoghue; Introduces readers to the wide range of current approaches to studying Irish literature.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (2 volumes)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1444328069 (electronic bk.)
9781444328066 (electronic bk.)
DOI:10.1002/9781444328066