{"product_id":"modern-irish-literature-vivian-mercier-9780198120742","title":"Modern Irish Literature: Sources and Founders","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vivian Mercier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198120745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198120742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88d","brand":"Vivian Mercier","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001081118975,"sku":"9780198120742","price":73.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ac7a1238-18c6-451e-b439-0f7dd3d07fa9.jpg?v=1751600008","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/modern-irish-literature-vivian-mercier-9780198120742","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}