Over the past twenty years, interest in Irish literature has risen dramatically across the globe. Irish Literature, 1750-1900: An Anthology presents in one volume the rich body of Irish writing between the Enlightenment and Modernism.
Provides the full text of short plays, fiction, and poetry by a wide selection of prominent writers, including Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Maria Edgeworth, Thomas Moore, James Clarence Mangan, Samuel Ferguson, Lady Jane Wilde, and Oscar Wilde
Features a selection of collaboratively authored works by the Edgeworths, the Banims, and the Kavanaghs, as well as excerpts from collaborative publications such as Paddy’sResource and The Nation
Includes substantial selections from Ireland's women writers, as well as Ulster poets and writers who emigrated to North America during this period
Offers a variety of helpful features for students, including a chronology of historical events and major literary works of the era
About the Author
Julia M. Wright is Canada Research Chair in European Studies at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. Her publications in Irish literature include Ireland, India, and Nationalism in Nineteenth-century Literature (2007) and an edition of Lady Morgan’s The Missionary (2002).
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Presents in one volume the rich body of Irish writing between the Enlightenment and Modernism
Provides the full text of short plays, fiction, and poetry by a wide selection of prominent writers, including R.B. Sheridan, Maria Edgeworth, Thomas Moore, James Clarence Mangan, Samuel Ferguson, and Jane Wilde
Features a selection of collaboratively authored works by the Edgeworths, the Banims, and the Kavanaghs, as well as excerpts from collaborative publications such as Paddy’s Resource and The Nation
Includes substantial selections from Ireland's women writers, as well as Ulster poets and writers who emigrated to North America during this period
Offers a variety of helpful features for students, including a chronology of historical events and major literary works of the era
