{"product_id":"2026200012215-secondhand-a-short-history-of-irish-literature","title":"A Short History Of Irish Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the earliest mythological verses to the towering figures of the twentieth century, A Short History of Irish Literature presents a sweeping and authoritative survey of one of the world's most richly distinctive literary traditions. Seamus Deane, Professor of Modern English and American Literature at University College Dublin, chronicles the evolution of Irish writing across centuries, tracing the ways in which language, politics, and national identity have shaped and been shaped by poets, playwrights, and novelists on the island of Ireland.\n\nDeane writes with the precision of a scholar and the passion of a native voice, arguing that Irish literature cannot be separated from the turbulent historical forces that produced it — colonialism, religion, rebellion, and the enduring tension between the Irish and English languages. His prose is lucid yet commanding, guiding readers through figures from Jonathan Swift and Maria Edgeworth to W.B. Yeats, James Joyce, and Samuel Beckett with equal confidence and insight. For anyone seeking to understand why Ireland has produced a disproportionate share of the world's great literature, this essential volume raises a question as provocative as it is irresistible: what is it about this small island that has generated such an outsized literary imagination?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130925916379,"sku":"2026200012215-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a22c1d35-9e0a-4a7e-a9a6-c0b02812c7a2.png?v=1786592347","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012215-secondhand-a-short-history-of-irish-literature","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}