The Irish Writer and the World - Softcover

Kiberd, Declan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521602572 ISBN 13: 9780521602570

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Declan Kiberd, author of the award-winning Irish Classics and Inventing Ireland, argues that political conflict between Ireland and England ultimately resulted in cultural confluence--causing the English literary tradition to greatly influence Irish language writing. Continuing his exploration of the role of Irish politics and culture in a decolonizing world, Kiberd covers Anglo-Irish literature, the fate of the Irish language and the Celtic Tiger. This collection of Kiberd's work over twenty-five years demonstrates the extraordinary range, astuteness and wit that have made him a defining voice in Irish studies and beyond.

About this title

Book Description:

The Irish Writer and the World is a major new book by one of Ireland's foremost scholars and cultural commentators. Declan Kiberd, author of the award-winning Irish Classics and Inventing Ireland, here synthesises the themes that have occupied him throughout his career as the leading critic of Irish literature and culture. This fascinating collection of Kiberd's work over twenty-five years demonstrates the extraordinary range, astuteness and wit that have made him a defining voice in Irish studies and beyond, and will bring his work to new audiences across the world.

About the Author:

Declan Kiberd is Professor of Anglo-Irish Literature at University College Dublin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0521602572
• ISBN 13: 9780521602570
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344