Dictionary of Irish Literature - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0313291721 ISBN 13 : 9780313291722

Editeur : Greenwood Press, 1996

Synopsis

This second edition of the Dictionary of Irish Literature is a revised, updated, and considerable expansion of the original volume. Included are more than twice as many entries as in the first edition, with many devoted to new writers who have appeared and developed in the Irish publishing explosion of the last 15 years. A substantial number of entries also discuss earlier authors who were omitted from the first edition. Introductory material discusses the principal themes of Irish writing, the history of Irish writing in English, and literature written in the Irish language.

Though Ireland is a small island with some five million inhabitants, it has produced one of the most remarkable bodies of literature in the world. Many Irish authors, such as Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, William Butler Yeats, and James Joyce are among the most widely read and closely studied writers in the English language. The Irish literary renaissance during the earlier decades of the 20th century prompted authors to incorporate traditional Irish myths and legends in their works, and the last 15 years has witnessed a dramatic explosion of publishing activity in Ireland.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

ROBERT HOGAN is Professor Emeritus of English Literature at the University of Delaware. For 22 years he edited The Journal of Irish Literature, and his books include The Experiments of Sean O'Casey (1960), After the Irish Renaissance (1967), and the six-volume history called The Modern Irish Drama (1975-1992). His plays have been produced in Los Angeles, New York, and Dublin, and he has recently published a novel, Murder at the Abbey Theatre (1993).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Greenwood Press
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0313291721
• ISBN 13: 9780313291722
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 1472
• Éditeur: Bowen Zack R.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible