
Irish Writing
An Anthology of Irish Literature in English 1789-1939
Stephen Regan(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 1. May 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
616 pages
978-0-19-284038-7 (ISBN)
Description
'Can we not build up a national tradition, a national literature, which shall be none the less Irish in spirit from being English in language?' W. B. Yeats This anthology traces the history of modern Irish literature from the revolutionary era of the late eighteenth century to the early years of political independence. From Charlotte Brooke and Edmund Burke to Elizabeth Bowen and Louis MacNeice, the anthology shows how, in forging a tradition of their own, Irish writers have continually challenged and renewed the ways in which Ireland is imagined and defined. The anthology includes a wide-ranging and generous selection of fiction, poetry, and drama. Three plays by W. B. Yeats, Augusta Gregory, and J. M. Synge are printed in their entirety, along with the opening episode of James Joyce's Ulysses. The volume also includes letters, speeches, songs, memoirs, essays, and travel writings, many of which are difficult to obtain elsewhere. 'Stephen Regan's anthology vividly and valiantly presents a nation, and a national literature, coming into being.' Paul Muldoon.
Reviews / Votes
a lucid and informative introduction...the extracts are cleverly chosen P.J. Matthews, Irish Times (Dublin)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Students and readers of English literature, Irish literature, Irish Studies, cultural studies
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-284038-7 (9780192840387)
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STEPHEN REGAN, Lecturer in English, Royal Holloway, University of London