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A Pocket History of Irish Literature [Paperback]

A. Norman Jeffares (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: December 1997

Since Irish writers first began to write in English, their presence on the stage of world literature has been remarkable, culminating in the Nobel Prizes awarded to Yeats, Shaw, Beckett and Heaney. This pocket history traces the long list of Irish dramatists, poets, novelists and short-story writers from Swift to the end of the 20th century. The book incorporates writers such as Synge, O'Casey, Beckett, Friel, Edgeworth, Joyce, Bowen, O'Brien, O'Faolain, Doyle, Yeats and Durcan. The leading figures, and some of those who are less well-known, are placed in context, their works are listed, and commentary provides brief insights into their lives and work.

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Product Details

Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: O'Brien Pr (December 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0862785022
ISBN-13: 978-0862785024
Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.4 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,874,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #88 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > Irish

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