| Description |
volume ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Literary revival. Old Eire and the ancient ways. Cathleen Ni Houlihan / William Butler Yeats -- Bardic history of Ireland ; Knighting of Cuculain ; Duel of Cuculain and Fardia ; Death of Cuculain / Stanish O'Grady -- Fate of the sons of Usnach / Lady Gregory -- Two gods / James Stephens -- Necessity for de-Anglicising Ireland / Douglas Hyde -- Living world for text. Preface to The playboy of the western world ; Aran Islands ; In the shadow of the glen / J.M. Synge -- Emigrant / Shan F. Bullock -- Letter to Rome ; Theological fork / George Moore -- Dead king / James Joyce -- Maelshaughlinn at the fair / Padraic Colum -- Rock of the mass / Daniel Corkery -- Our own red blood. Dublin strike / AE (George Russell) -- Coming revolution ; At the grave of O'Donovan Rossa / Padraic Pearse -- What is our programme? / James Connolly -- Proclamation of the Irish Republic -- Shadow of a gunman / Sean O'Casey -- Evening in Anglo-Ireland / Elizabeth Bowen -- Midsummer night madness / Sean O'Faolain -- God send Sunday / Edward Sheehy -- Turn aside and brood. Going into exile ; Wounded cormorant / Liam O'Flaherty -- Gormlai and Cormac / Austin Clarke -- Bridal night / Frank O'Connor -- Six weeks on and two ashore / Michael McLaverty -- Varied shapes of violence / Francis Stuart -- Where motley is worn. Holy island / Somerville, Ross -- Unworthy princess / James Stephens -- Man with the gift / Seumas O'Kelly -- Tall hats and churns / Oliver St. John Gogarty -- Grey dawn / Patrick Kavanagh -- Village without men / Margaret Barrington -- Drink and time in Dublin / Myles na gCopaleen -- First confession / Frank O'Connor -- No country for old men. Sirens / James Joyce -- Mad Sweeny versus Jem Casey / Flann O'Brien -- Resurrection / William Butler Yeats. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Local Note |
Some of the Simsbury Public Library items are are part of the Hayes Collection. |
| Subject |
Irish prose literature.
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English prose literature -- Irish authors.
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Ireland -- Civilization.
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| Added Author |
Mercier, Vivian, 1919-1989, editor.
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Greene, David H. (David Herbert), 1913-2008, editor.
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| Added Title |
Literary revival |
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One thousand years of Irish prose |
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