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This is the first of four intended volumes (only two of which got published) devoted to critical analysis of Irish writing since the 1950s.

This volume was created to mark the centenary of the birth of Sean O'Casey. It covers every aspect of his life and work, with essays from leading scholars in the field of O'Casey studies: Ronald Ayling, Bernard Benstock, Mary FitzGerald, David Krause, Robert G. Lowery, William J. Maroldo, Alan Simp-son and Stanley Weintraub, to-gether with a Chrono

Published for the first, and (until now) only, time in 1693, this novel is set in Ireland immediately after the Battle of the Boyne, and describes the courtship of a young lady of Clonmel by a prince, who is on his way to take up a post in Limerick. The story is humorous and engaging.

The international reputation and appeal of Irish literature are reflected in the fact that the contributors are from all corners of the world, North America, Europe, Scandinavia, Africa and India. The collection reveals the extraordinary influence that Ireland has had on world literature, especially as a model for colonial and nationalist cultures.

This volume, devoted entirely to Longley's work, brings together a number of experts on Longley and Irish poetry. Through a variety of thematic, contextual and technical approaches, it examines the whole of Longley's career up to and including "The Weather in Japan".

There is far more to Jack Yeats than meets the eye, and it is to be hoped that he will soon be recognised as deserving of a place in the forefront of Irish letters. In recent years, however, his greatness as a painter has eclipsed his writings and this work seeks to redress the position.

Although Kate O'Brien is coming to be classed among the most original novelists of this century, her reputation underwent the usual period of eclipse that follows the decease of most writers. Now her novels are coming back into favour on both sides of the Atlantic.

This volume of critical essays and of creative writings brings together work by distinguished authors in many fields in honour of Alexander Norman Jeffares: English literature, Irish and Anglo-Irish Literature and Commonwealth literature, all fields which gained his interest throughout his life and to which he has contributed much, both through ...