Abstract
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.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Companion to Irish Literature |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2010 |
Keywords
- Irish authors
- irish history & criticism
- irish literature
- irish history
- northern Ireland in literature
- Ireland in literature
Disciplines
- Literature in English, British Isles