Bourke, Angela and Kilfeather, Siobhán Marie and Luddy, Maria and Mac Curtain, Margaret and Meaney, Gerardine, 1962- and Nic Dhonnchadha, Máire and O'Dowd, Mary and Wills, Clair, eds. (2002) The Field Day anthology of Irish writing, vol. 4 : Irish women's writing and traditions. Cork ; New York: Cork University Press ; New York University Press. ISBN 185918281X

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Abstract

11 years in the making, featuring the work of over 700 individual writers and harnessing the skills and expertise of dozens of scholars, The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing Volumes IV and V is without doubt one the most important publishing events in Ireland for many years. The most comprehensive corpus of Irish women's writing ever published. A lifelong resource, each encounter prompting fresh insights and new discoveries Features the work of over nine hundred familiar and undiscovered or unappreciated writers. Many of the sources are previously unpublished. Harnesses the skills and expertise of dozens of scholars and specialists. Interdisciplinary approach allows insight into areas of the Irish experience beyond the reader's area of interest. Biographies and bibliographies of writers facilitate further reading and research. Fully indexed and cross-referenced with earlier volumes, including index to first lines of poetry. Spans a period from 600 to the end of the end of the Twentieth Century. Many Irish texts appear in translation for the first time allowing unprecedented access to rare texts.

Item Type:	Book
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman P Language and Literature > PB Modern European Languages P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	English literature -- Women authors, Irish literature -- Women authors, Women -- Ireland -- History
Publisher:	Cork University Press ; New York University Press
Place of Publication:	Cork ; New York
ISBN:	185918281X
Editor:	Bourke, Angela and Kilfeather, Siobhán Marie and Luddy, Maria and Mac Curtain, Margaret and Meaney, Gerardine, 1962- and Nic Dhonnchadha, Máire and O'Dowd, Mary and Wills, Clair
Official Date:	2002
Dates:	Date Event 2002 Published
Volume:	Vol.4
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Related URLs:	Related item in WRAP
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/38088

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