The Irish book in English, 1800-1891 / edited by James H. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Murphy, James H.

Series:

Oxford history of the Irish book ; v. 4.

Oxford history of the Irish book ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Printing--Ireland--History--17th century.

Printing.

Printing--Ireland--History--18th century.

Book industries and trade--Ireland--History--17th century.

Book industries and trade.

Book industries and trade--Ireland--History--18th century.

History.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

xx, 732 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2011]

Summary:

The Oxford History of the Irish Book is a major new series that charts one of the most venerable book cultures in Europe, from the earliest manuscript compilations to the flourishing book industries of the late twentieth century. For the first time, it offers a history of the book as a created object situated in a world of communications, trade, transport, power, and money, and examines the ways in which books have both reflected and influenced social, political, and intellectual formations in Ireland. It is an important project for the understanding of Ireland's written and printed heritage, and is by its nature of profound cross-cultural significance, embracing as it does all the written and printed traditions and heritages of Ireland and placing them in the global context of a worldwide interest m book histories.

Volume IV: The Irish Book in English I800-1891 details the story of the book in Ireland from the Act of Union, which ended Ireland's lucrative exemption from British copyright, to the Irish revival. Though retaining its own identity during this period, the Irish publishing industry also participated in a wider British publishing culture. The chapters in this volume deal with book production, distribution, and the differing ways in which publishing existed in Dublin, Belfast, and the provinces. The nineteenth century saw a dramatic rise in literacy rates in Ireland, the advent of national education, and the development of new opportunities and spaces for reading that eclipsed previous communal reading practices. Religious publishing was a major enterprise not only because of the rise in devotionalism but also because of the religious controversies that raged in the early part of the century. Literary genres engaged both Irish and British audiences with Irish issues. Scholarly societies of both the antiquarian and scientific varieties sustained a relatively high degree of local publishing, mostly through journals. Medical and musical publishing appeared for quite a while to defy the centralizing pull of British publishing. In spite of the challenges of the times, writers, publishers, readers, and institutions often responded with energy and creativity to a world of extraordinary change. Relying on a high degree of original research, both archival and bibliographical, this volume treats both general trends and individual stories. Book jacket.

Contents:

I Introduction / James H. Murphy Murphy, James H. 1

I Book Production and publishing

2 The Industrialization of Irish Book Production, 1790-1900 / Frank Ferguson Ferguson, Frank 9

3 The Dublin Book Trade / Charles Benson Benson, Charles 27

4 Provincial Publishing / Maura Cronin Cronin, Maura 47

5 Belfast Publishing / Roger Dixon Dixon, Roger 73

6 Limerick Publishing / Maura Cronin Cronin, Maura 81

7 Workers in Printing and Bookbinding / Charles Benson Benson, Charles 88

8 Irish-American Publishing / Martin J. Burke Burke, Martin J. 98

II The Diversity of publishers

9 James Duffy and Catholic Nationalism / Rolf Loeber Loeber, Rolf, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber Stouthamer-Loeber, Magda 115

10 The Webb Family and Quaker Printing / Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre Regan-Lefebvre, Jennifer 122

11 Marcus Ward & Co. of Belfast / Gillian McIntosh McIntosh, Gillian 129

III Pamphlets and Periodicals

12 Pamphlets / Charles Benson Benson, Charles, Siobhán Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick, Siobhán 139

13 Periodicals / Elizabeth Tilley Tilley, Elizabeth 144

IV Book Distribution and Reading

14 Oral Culture, Literacy, and Reading, 1800-50 / Niall Ó Ciosáin Ciosáin, Niall Ó 173

15 Pedlars and Book Distribution / Niall Ó Ciosáin Ciosáin, Niall Ó 192

16 Almanacs / Niall Ó Ciosdin Ciosdin, Niall Ó 198

17 Women Readers in Limerick, 1830-40 / Sarah McNamara McNamara, Sarah 204

18 Popular Reading Practice / Rolf Loeber Loeber, Rolf, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber Stouthamer-Loeber, Magda 211

V Libraies and Reading

19 Libraries / Marie-Louise Legg Legg, Marie-Louise 243

20 The Nation Reading Rooms / Roisín Higgins Higgins, Roisín 262

21 Reading Spaces in Dublin / Clara Cullen Cullen, Clara 274

22 Institutional Libraries and Private Collections / Gerard Long Long, Gerard 281

23 Irish-American Book Collections / Martin J. Burke Burke, Martin J. 298

VI Devotion and Division in Religious Publishing

24 Varieties of Religious Publishing, 1800-50 / Heidi Hansson Hansson, Heidi 305

25 Selina Bunbury, Religion, and the Woman Writer / Heidi Hansson Hansson, Heidi 322

26 Catholic Devotional Literature in Dublin, 1800-30 / Cormac Begadon Begadon, Cormac 331

27 Religion and Illustrated Periodicals in the 1830s / Robin J. Kavanagh Kavanagh, Robin J. 342

28 The Religious Tract Society / Aileen Fyfe Fyfe, Aileen

29 The Ulster Revival, 1859 / Heidi Hansson Hansson, Heidi 364

30 Catholic Religious Publishing, 1800-91 / Cormac Begadon Begadon, Cormac 371

31 Women Readers and Catholic Magazines / Ùna Ní Bhroiméil Bhroiméil, Ùna Ní 379

VII Literature and Literary Careers

32 Travel Writing / Éadaoin Agnew Agnew, Éadaoin 389

33 The National Tale, 1800-30 / Claire Connolly Connolly, Claire 399

34 Novelists, Publishers, and Readers, 1830-91 / James H. Murphy Murphy, James H. 411

35 Ulster-Scots Literature / Frank Ferguson Ferguson, Frank 420

36 James Clarence Mangan / Jacques Chuto Chuto, Jacques 432

37 Samuel Ferguson's Hibernian Nights' Entertainments / Eve Patten Patten, Eve 442

38 The Anthology and the Duanaire / Margaret Kelleher Kelleher, Margaret 448

VIII Publishing the Past

39 The Royal Irish Academy and Antiquarianism / Elizabeth Tilley Tilley, Elizabeth 463

40 John O'Donovan's Edition of The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters / Dermot McGuinne McGuinne, Dermot 477

41 Margaret Cusack and Catholic-Nationalist History / Patrick Maume Maume, Patrick 484 l IX Educating the Child

42 The National Curriculum / John Logan Logan, John 499

43 Children's Literature / Páraic Whyte Whyte, Páraic 518

X Disseminating Science

44 Science / Enda Leaney Leaney, Enda 531

45 The Industrial Resources of Ireland by Robert Kane / Juliana Adelman Adelman, Juliana 546

46 Ordnance Survey Maps and Official Reports / Patrick J. Duffy Duffy, Patrick J. 553

47 The Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland / K. J. Rankin Rankin, K. J. 563

48 Medicine / Elizabeth Lake Lake, Elizabeth 575

XI Publishing and Performance

49 Theatre / Chris Morash Morash, Chris 587

50 Music / Maria McHale McHale, Maria 595

51 Popular Songs / John Moulden Moulden, John 602.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [612]-702) and index.

ISBN:

9780198187318

0198187319

OCLC:

755066814