Irish women writers have a large following, and their works are attracting large amounts of scholarly and critical attention. Through roughly 75 alphabetically arranged entries written by more than 35 expert contributors, this reference overviews the lives and works of Irish women writers active in a range of genres and periods. Each entry includes a brief biography, a discussion of major works and themes, a survey of the writer's critical reception, and a list of works by and about the author. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.
Ireland has an especially lively literary tradition, and works by Irish writers have long been recognized as interesting and influential. While male writers have received the bulk of the critical attention given to Irish literature, contemporary women writers are among the most widely read Irish authors. This reference overviews the lives and works of Irish women writers active in a range of periods and genres.
Included are roughly 75 alphabetically arranged entries written by more than 35 expert contributors. Among the writers discussed are:
; Elizabeth Bowen
; Mary Dorcey
; Lady Isabella Augusta Gregory
; Anne Hartigan
; Norah Hoult
; Paula Meehan
; Iris Murdoch
; Edna O'Brien
; Katharine Tynan
; Sheila Wingfield
; And many more.
Each entry includes a brief biography, a discussion of major works and themes, a review of the writer's critical reception, and a list of works by and about the writer. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction by Mary Fitzgerald-Hoyt
- Linda Anderson (1949- )
- Ivy Bannister (1951- )
- Mary Beckett (1926- )
- Sara Berkeley (1967- )
- Maeve Binchy (1940- )
- Caroline Blackwood (1931-1996)
- Eavan Boland (1944- )
- Angela Bourke (1952- )
- Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973)
- Clare Boylan (1948- )
- Elizabeth Brennan (1907- )
- Frances Browne (1816-1879)
- Mary Rose Callaghan (1944- )
- Moya Cannon (1956- )
- Marina Carr (1964- )
- Juanita Casey (1925- )
- Mary (Catherine Gunning Maguire) Colum (1884-1957)
- Julia M. Crottie (1853-1930?)
- Geraldine Cummins (1890-1969)
- Ita Daly (1945- )
- Suzanne Day (1890-1964)
- Teresa Deevy (1894-1963)
- Anne Devlin (1951- )
- Eilis Dillon (1920-1994)
- Emma Donoghue (1969- )
- Mary Dorcey (1950- )
- Ellen Mary Patrick Downing (1828-1869)
- Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849)
- Ruth Dudley Edwards (1944- )
- Anne Enright (1962- )
- Mary E. Frances (Mary Blundell) (1859-1930)
- Miriam Gallagher (1940- )
- Sarah Grand (1854-1943)
- Lady Gregory (née [Isabella] Augusta Persse) (1852-1932)
- Anne Le Marquand Hartigan (1937- )
- Rita Ann Higgins (1955- )
- Norah Hoult (1898-1984)
- Biddy Jenkinson (1949- )
- Jennifer Johnston (1930- )
- Marie Jones (1955- )
- Molly Keane (1904-1996)
- Eva Kelly (1830-1910)
- Rita Kelly (1953- )
- Mary Lavin (1912-1996)
- Emily Lawless (1845-1913)
- Joan Lingard (1932- )
- Deirdre Madden (1960- )
- Joy Martin (1937- )
- Medbh McGuckian (1950- )
- Janet McNeill (1907- )
- Paula Meehan (1955- )
- Máire Mhac an tSaoi (1922- )
- Alice Milligan (1866-1953)
- Susan L. Mitchell (1866-1926)
- Lady Morgan (1776?-1859)
- Val Mulkerns (1925- )
- Iris Murdoch (1919-1999)
- Eilean Ni Chuilleanain (1942- )
- Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (1952- )
- Éilís ní Dhuibhne (1954- )
- Áine Ní Ghlinn (1955- )
- Máiréad Ní Ghráda (1896-1971)
- Edna O'Brien (1930- )
- Kate O'Brien (1897-1974)
- Mary O'Donnell (1954- )
- Julia O'Faolain (1932- )
- Nuala O'Faolain (1940- )
- Mary O'Malley (1954- )
- Christina Reid (1942- )
- Somerville and Ross (E.O.E. Somerville [1858-1949] and Violet Martin [1862-1915])
- Eithne Strong (1923-1999)
- Mary Tighe (née Blachford) (1772-1810)
- Katharine Tynan (1861-1931)
- Lady Wilde (1821-1896)
- Sheila Wingfield (1906-1992)
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About the Editor and Contributors
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