Provides a history of literature in the Irish language from the fifth century to the twentieth. This book traces the development of manuscripts from the Latin r

Ireland is a country where for over a thousand years one cultural force has overshadowed all others: the power of a great literary tradition. This book provides

Charles Wright identifies the characteristic features of Irish Christian literature which influenced Anglo-Saxon vernacular authors. As a full-length study of I

Traces the history of twentieth century Irish poetry and examines the Irish literary tradition

In an examination of the prose and poetry of Irish women writers from the late eighteenth century through the present, contributors to this collection argue tha