{"product_id":"modern-irish-literature-sources-and-founders-9780198120742","title":"Modern Irish Literature: Sources and Founders","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Vivian Mercier | Eilis Dillon | Eil's Dillon\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eModern Irish Literature\u003c\/em\u003e marks the culmination of the lifetime interest of the distinguished scholar Vivian Mercier (1919-89) in the influence of Gaelic literature on modern Irish writing. Building on the insights developed in his classic \u003cem\u003eThe Irish Comic Tradition\u003c\/em\u003e, Mercier's focus here is on the research of nineteenth-century scholars which gave rise to the revival of Irish literature in English. Separate chapters analyzing the work of writers including Bernard Shaw, Yeats, Synge, Joyce, and Beckett build to provide a fresh and timely picture of Irish literary tradition. Informed by a wealth and diversity of scholarship, and written in a highly accessible style, this book is a major contribution to the study of Irish literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUP Oxford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47591725727895,"sku":"9780198120742","price":8918.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780198120742.webp?v=1774974275","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/modern-irish-literature-sources-and-founders-9780198120742","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}