Modern Irish Literature: Sources and Founders

by Vivian Mercier

Book Overview

Modern Irish Literature marks the culmination of the lifetime interest of the distinguished scholar Vivian Mercier (1919-89) in the influence of Gaelic literature on modern Irish writing. Building on the insights developed in his classic The Irish Comic Tradition, Mercier's focus here is on the research of nineteenth-century scholars which gave rise to the revival of Irish literature in English. Separate chapters analyzing the work of writers including...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198120745
• ISBN13: 9780198120742
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"