THE CAMBRIDGEHISTORY OFIRISH LITERATURE2-Volume Set

Edited by Margaret Kelleher National University of Ireland, MaynoothPhilip O'Leary Boston College, Massachusetts

This comprehensive history of Irish literature is written inboth its major languages, Irish and English. The twenty-eightchapters in the two-volume history provide an authoritativechronological survey of the Irish literary tradition. Spanningfifteen centuries of literary achievement, the two volumes rangefrom the earliest medieval Latin texts to the late twentieth century.The contributors, drawn from a range of Irish, British and NorthAmerican universities, are internationally renowned experts intheir fields. Featuring a detailed chronology and guides to furtherreading for each chapter, this major project will become the keyreference to Irish Literature.

ContentsVolume I: Chronology; Introduction; 1. The literature of medieval Ireland to c. 800:St Patrick to the Vikings Tomás Ó Cathasaigh; 2. The literature of medieval Ireland,800–1200: from the Vikings to the Normans Máire Ní Mhaonaigh; 3. The literature of latermedieval Ireland, 1200-1600: Ireland from the Normans to the Tudors A: Poetry MarcCaball; B: Prose literature Kaarina Hollo; 4. Literature in English, 1550–1690: from theElizabethan settlement to the Battle of the Boyne Anne Fogarty; 5. Literature in Irish,c.1550–1690: from the Elizabethan settlement to the Battle of the Boyne Mícheál MacCraith; 6. Prose in English, 1690–1800: from the Williamite wars to the Act of Union IanCampbell Ross; 7. Poetry in English, 1690–1800: from the Williamite wars to the Act ofUnion Andrew Carpenter; 8. Literature in Irish, 1690–1800: from the Williamite wars to theAct of Union Cornelius Buttimer; 9. Theatre in Ireland, 1690–1800: from the Williamitewars to the Act of Union Christopher Morash; 10. Irish Romanticism: 1800–1830 ClaireConnolly; 11. Prose writing and drama in English, 1830–1890: from Catholic emancipationto the fall of Parnell Margaret Kelleher;12. Poetry in English, 1830–1890: from Catholicemancipation to the fall of Parnell Matthew Campbell; 13. Literature in Irish, 1800–1890:from the Act of Union to the Gaelic League Gearóid Denvir; 14. Historical writings,1690–1890 Clare O'Halloran; 15. Literature and the oral tradition Donna Wong.Volume II:Introduction Margaret Kelleher and Philip O’Leary;1. Literature and politics Declan Kiberd;2. The Irish Renaissance, 1890–1940: poetry in English Patrick Crotty; 3. The IrishRenaissance, 1890–1940: prose in English John Wilson Foster; 4. The Irish Renaissance,1890–1940: drama in English Adrian Frazier; 5. The Irish Renaissance, 1890–1940:literature in Irish Philip O'Leary; 6. Contemporary prose and drama in Irish: 1940 to 2000Máirín Nic Eoin; 7. Contemporary poetry in Ir ish: 1940–2000 Louis de Paor;8. Contemporary poetry in English: 1940–2000 Dillon Johnston; 9. Contemporary prose inEnglish: 1940–2000 George O'Brien; 10. Contemporary drama in English: 1940–2000Tony Roche; 11. Cinema and Irish literature Kevin Rockett; 12. Literary historiography, 1890to 2000 Colin Graham; 13. Afterwords: A: Irish-language literature in the new millenniumBríona Nic Dhiarmada; B: Irish literature in English in the new millennium Fintan O'Toole.

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ContributorsTomás Ó Cathasaigh, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh,Marc Caball, Kaarina Hollo, Anne Fogarty,

Mícheál Mac Craith, Ian Campbell Ross,Andrew Carpenter, Cornelius Buttimer,Christopher Morash, Claire Connolly,

Margaret Kelleher, Matthew Campbell,Gearóid Denvir, Clare O'Halloran, Donna

Wong, Declan Kiberd, Patrick Crotty, John Wilson Foster, Adrian Frazier,

Philip O'Leary, Máirín Nic Eoin, Louis de Paor,Dillon Johnston, George O'Brien, Tony Roche,

Kevin Rockett, Colin Graham,Bríona Nic Dhiarmada, Fintan O'Toole

2-Volume Set

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THE CAMBRIDGEHISTORY OFIRISH LITERATURE

THE CAMBRIDGEHISTORY OFIRISH LITERATURE

• The first fully comprehensive history of Irish literature from the sixth century to the present day

• Gives equal attention to writing in Irish and English, and also covers medieval Latin and Norman texts

• Thirty of the most prominent critics of Irish literature provide authoritative yet engaging essays

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