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Modern Irish Literature

By Vivian Mercier

Modern Irish Literature

By Vivian Mercier

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Modern Irish Literature: Sources and Founders marks the culmination of the lifetime interest of the distinguished scholar Vivian Mercier (1919-89) in the influence of Gaelic literature on modern Irish writing. Building on the insights developed in his classic The Irish Comic Tradition, in which he traced the continuity of attitudes and subjects of Irish writers from pre-Christian times to the present, Professor Mercier's focus here is on the research of nineteenth-century scholars which gave rise to the revival of Irish literature in English. Separate chapters analysing the work of writers including Bernard Shaw, Yeats, Synge, Joyce, and Beckett build to provide a fresh and timely picture of Irish literary tradition. Informed by a wealth and diversity of scholarship, and written in a highly accessible style, the book stands as a memorial to the achievement of Vivian Mercier and as an important contribution to the study of Irish literature.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
400
Release Date:
1994-06-16
Publication Date:
1994-04-28
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198120745
ISBN13:
9780198120742
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
763 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
26 cm
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