The Cambridge History of Irish Literature Volume 2

This comprehensive history of Irish literature is written in both its major languages, Irish and English. The twenty-eight chapters in the two-volume history provide an authoritative chronological survey of the Irish literary tradition. Spanning fifteen centuries of literary achievement, the two volumes range from the earliest medieval Latin texts to the late twentieth century. The contributors, drawn from a range of Irish, British and North American universities, are internationally renowned experts in their fields. Featuring a detailed chronology and guides to further reading for each chapter, this major project will become the key reference to Irish Literature.

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'… a remarkable editorial and publishing contribution to current Irish studies. It offers the opportunity for creative debate.' Irish Times

'The Cambridge History of Irish Literature provides much more than the comprehensive coverage and historical background expected of such a monumental work: it offers intelligent, up-to-date, theoretically informed and clearly written essays, each one driven by original scholarly argument … Although it's intellectually weighty, each volume is easy to carry; in reader-friendly fashion the notes follow immediately after each chapter; the chronology of Irish history is the most complete and accurate one produced in the past twenty years; the maps are elegant and useful …' Times Literary Supplement