An Irish Literature Reader
Poetry, Prose, Drama
Seiten
2006
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2nd Revised edition
Syracuse University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8156-3046-3 (ISBN)
Syracuse University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8156-3046-3 (ISBN)
Maureen ORourke Murphy and James MacKillop survey 13 centuries of Irish literature, including old Irish epic and lyric poetry, Irish folksongs and a selection of 19th-century prose and poetry. For each author there is a biographical sketch, discussion of how his or her selections relate to a larger body of work, and a selected bibliography.
In a volume that has become a standard text in Irish studies, editors Maureen ORourke Murphy and James MacKillop survey thirteen centuries of Irish literature, including old Irish epic and lyric poetry, Irish folksongs and a selection of nineteenth-century prose and poetry. For each author the editors provide a biographical sketch, a brief discussion of how his or her selections relate to a larger body of work, and a selected bibliography. In addition, this revised volume also includes a larger sampling of women writers.
In a volume that has become a standard text in Irish studies, editors Maureen ORourke Murphy and James MacKillop survey thirteen centuries of Irish literature, including old Irish epic and lyric poetry, Irish folksongs and a selection of nineteenth-century prose and poetry. For each author the editors provide a biographical sketch, a brief discussion of how his or her selections relate to a larger body of work, and a selected bibliography. In addition, this revised volume also includes a larger sampling of women writers.
Maureen O'Rourke Murphy is dean of students and associate professor of English at Hofstra University, past president of the American Committee for Irish Studies, and author of A Guide to Irish Studies in the United States. James MacKillop is the former president of the American Conference for Irish Studies (ACIS) and the author of Fionn mac Cumhaill: Celtic Myth in English Literature (also published by Syracuse University Press), The Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, and editor of Contemporary Irish Cinema: From "The Quiet Man" to "Dancing at Lughnasa."
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.7.2006 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Irish Studies |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 171 x 232 mm |
| Gewicht | 846 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Anthologien |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8156-3046-8 / 0815630468 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8156-3046-3 / 9780815630463 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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