Literary Criticism

Ó Fiannachta, Pádraig ( Eagarthóir) Léachtaí Cholm Cille XIV - Gaeilge - Ár Scéalaíocht 1983 - Litríócht

As Gaeilge in iomlán atá an leabhar - Eagraithe ag Pádraig Ó Fiannachta , Foilsithe ag An Sagart , Maigh Nuad, 1983, clúdach crua.  Contents; Scela Muicce Meic Da Tho, Sceal Dheirdre, An tExemplum in Tri...

Jim O'Donnell / Wordgloss : A Cultural Lexicon (Large Paperback)

"Wordgloss" is a lively, comprehensive reference work, first published to acclaim in 1990, now reworked and extended. This invaluable compendium consists of a series of mini-essays, informed by Latin and Greek and a deep knowledge of the humanities. It...

James Fenton / An Introduction to English Poetry

   James Fenton's An Introduction to English Poetry offers a master class for both the reader and writer of poetry. Simply and elegantly written and discussing the work of poets as wide ranging as W. H. Auden, Dylan Thomas, Tennyson, Kipling,...

Goldstone, Herbert - in Search of Community : The Achievement of Seán O'Casey PB Mercier

Published by Mercier, cork 1972, a critical study and commentray of the dramas of Seán O'Casey, including detailed analaysis of his three great early worsk, The Plough and teh Stars, Juno and the Paycock, and Shadow of a Gunman. 

John Cronin- Somerville & Ross - Irish Writers Series PB 1972

A critical and biographical survey on the work and life of Edith Somerville & Violet Martin, the creators of some of the most popular and enduring Irish fiction of the late 19th and early 20th century, including the Irish RM series.  This is...

Ford, Boris ( Editor) - The Age of Chaucer - Penguin Pelican Guide To English Literature - Vintage 1959 PB

The first ( standalone)  book in the The Pelican Guide to English Literature, ( and literature in English ) under the general editor Boris Ford. Essays on each period, further reading, individual essays on authors by noted critics.  (1) The...

Patrick C Power - A Literary History of Ireland - Vintage Mercier Press PB 1969

 A paperback first edition, Mercier Press, Cork,  1969, of Patrick Power's study of Irish literature and writing ( mostly concentrating ON Irish writing as Gaeilge, from circa 900 to the 1950'S . Also includes an outline study of Irish writing...

James and Elizabeth Knowlson / Beckett Remembering, Remembering Beckett : a Centenary Celebration (Hardback)

 A volume released to coincide with the late Nobel Prize-winning writer's one hundredth birthday collects a series of interviews that offer insight into his beliefs about life, his work, and his friends and colleagues, in a profile complemented by...

Bill Bryson / Mother Tongue

To view the synopsis (blurb) from the back of this book click on the picture to enlarge it. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing...

Adrian Poole - Gissing in Context - HB - 1975

A literary study of the Victorian Author George Gissing , hardcover. Gissing is best known to modern readers for his 1890 novel 'New Grub Street' Published by Macmillan Uk, 1975 Inyernally unmarked, but ghost marks - remains of (library? ) labels to...