The Ireland anthology / edited by Seán Dunne ; introduction and notes by George O'Brien.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dunne, Seán, 1956-

O'Brien, George, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--Irish authors.

English literature.

Ireland--Literary collections.

Ireland.

Ireland--In literature.

Ireland--History.

History.

Genre:

Literary collections.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 455 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, [1997]

Summary:

For everyone who has ever dreamed of the Emerald Isle, a collection of stories, essays, and poems by Ireland's finest writers. Ireland is famous for its poets and writers, the gift of blarney, and its tragic, lyrical soul. Americans love Irish writing, from the classic works of John Donne to the recent bestseller Angela's Ashes. From small, picture-postcard perfect towns to medieval cities bustling with shops and tourists, Ireland is a beautiful and wild land whose possession escapes the many who have tried to capture it.

The Ireland Anthology is a map of and a love letter to Ireland's soul, a legacy from renowned poet Sean Dunne. There are poems from Edmund Spenser, Oliver Goldsmith, Louis Macneice, and W.B. Yeats; essays by Winston Churchill and St. Patrick; excerpts from the writing of William Makepeace Thackeray, Edna O'Brien, Katherine Mansfield, and Jonathan Swift; and dozens of letters and journal notes from the men and women who lived and loved in Ireland in times past.

This enchanting glimpse into the heart and mind of the Emerald Isle will beguile everyone who has dreamed of a wild land, a place green and lush and lyrical.

ISBN:

0312184298

OCLC:

38602497