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The Cold of May Day Monday: An Approach to Irish Literary History
The Late Robert Anthony Welch
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Description for The Cold of May Day Monday: An Approach to Irish Literary History
Hardback. The Cold of May Day Monday is an account of one of the most interesting literary histories in the world, offering insights into the connections between Irish legend and literature, and accounts of the best Irish writers of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
The Cold of May Day Monday offers an indvidual view of the history of Irish literature from its very earliest phases up to the present day, more or less, with discussions of major writers such as Friel, Heaney, Derek Mahon, McGahern, and John Banville. Robert Welch traces the roots of Irish literature in myth and legend and explores ancient and pre-Celtic deposits and remembrances; saga literature, as well as devotional writing; the bardic heritage and the cycles of tales of early Ireland; the importance and survival of folklore; and the later phases of Irish literature, from the seventeenth century onwards. ... Read more
The Cold of May Day Monday offers an indvidual view of the history of Irish literature from its very earliest phases up to the present day, more or less, with discussions of major writers such as Friel, Heaney, Derek Mahon, McGahern, and John Banville. Robert Welch traces the roots of Irish literature in myth and legend and explores ancient and pre-Celtic deposits and remembrances; saga literature, as well as devotional writing; the bardic heritage and the cycles of tales of early Ireland; the importance and survival of folklore; and the later phases of Irish literature, from the seventeenth century onwards. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
532g
Number of Pages
342
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199686841
SKU
V9780199686841
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About The Late Robert Anthony Welch
Robert Anthony Welch (1947-2013) was born in Cork and was a scholarship student at the University there. He went on to Leeds where he worked under the Yeatsian, A.N. Jeffares and then became a Lecturer. In 1984 he became Professor of English and Head of Department at University of Ulster and later became Dean. He was Research Professor at the ... Read more
Reviews for The Cold of May Day Monday: An Approach to Irish Literary History
Robert Welchs final book, written before his death in 2013, is a marvellous primer on Irish literary history... This book is an education, not just in literary history but in the psychology of the island ... It is radiant with enthusiasm; it is written with great psychological acuity; and it has the kind of narrative zest that means that it ... Read more