Irish Literature Companion
The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature, edited by Robert Welch, Oxford University Press
This comprehensive guide spans sixteen centuries of the literature and literary culture of Ireland. From the ogham alphabet in the 4th century to such contemporary writers as Roddy Doyle and Seamus Heaney, there is a wealth of information on writers and their works, movements, genres, topics, folklore and historical, religious and cultural events.
On this page: 'Verses on the Death of Dr Swift' to Voynich, Ethel Lilian.