The Irish renaissance: an introduction to Anglo-Irish literature / [by] Richard Fallis

Fallis, Richard

1977, 1st edition. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #313501
ISBN: 0717109453

Physical description: xvi, 319 pages; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-302) and index. Contents: The beginnings of a movement: the 1880s -- Past and present: the burden of Irish history -- Before the Irish renaissance: literature in Gaelic and English -- The years of the Celtic twilight: the 1890s -- The patriot game: politics and revolution, 1891-1923 -- The rise of the abbey: Anglo-Irish drama, 1900-1923 -- Peasants, visionaries, and rebels: Anglo-Irish poetry, 1900-1923 -- Mirrors up to Ireland: Anglo-Irish fiction, 1900-1923 -- A nation once again?: social and political contexts since 1923 -- Vision and cliché: Anglo-Irish drama, 1923-1940 -- Come back to Erin: Anglo-Irish fiction, 1923-1940 -- Doors open on exile: Anglo-Irish poetry, 1923-1940 -- Since the Irish renaissance: recent Irish writing. Subjects: English literature Irish authors History and criticism.
English literature 20th century History and criticism. Irish literature. Genre: Fiction.

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