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

The Language of Irish Literature is the first book on the market to discuss Irish Literature in terms of the history of, and the linguistic contacts in, the isl

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

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

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