Irish Literary Magazines

Every significant Irish writer - from Swift to Heaney, and including Ferguson, Yeats, Kavanagh, Hewitt and many more - has been intimately involved in Irish literary magazines, as contributor, reviewer or editor. These magazines provided successive generations of writers and artists with their village square, club and debating society rolled into one, and help us to chart the significance of their literary relationships and their interaction with their times. This is a comprehensive guide to almost 300 years of Irish literary magazines, an important, but neglected, resource for those interested in Irish literature and literary, social, cultural and economic history. The book begins by outlining the history of these magazines, their development, personalities and major themes and formats. A descriptive bibliography then assesses the contents and importance of well over 200 magazines.