| An Irish Literature Reader: Poetry, Prose, Drama, Second Edition Contributor(s): Murphy, Maureen O'Rourke (Editor), MacKillop, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0815630468 ISBN-13: 9780815630463 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2006 Annotation: In a volume that has become a standard text in Irish studies, editors Maureen O'Rourke Murphy and James MacKillop survey thirteen centuries of Irish literature, including old Irish epic and Iyric 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 new volume also includes a larger sampling of women writers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 891.620 |
| LCCN: 2006001865 |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 6.74" W x 9.12" (1.81 lbs) 578 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a volume that has become a standard text in Irish studies and serves as a course-friendly alternative to the Field Day anthology, editors Maureen O'Rourke Murphy and James MacKillop survey thirteen centuries of Irish literature, including Old Irish epic and lyric poetry, Irish folksongs, and drama. 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 new volume includes a larger sampling of women writers. |