Explores the five short story collections and four novels through a series of close readings set against the backdrop of Northern Irish history and culture that draw on aesthetic and…

The first collection of original critical material on Martin McDonagh, one of the most celebrated young playwrights of the last decade. Credited with reinvigorating contemporary Irish drama, his dark, despairing…

This study will enable readers to gain clearer understanding of the life and major works of Seamus Heaney. It considers literary influences on Heaney, ranging from English poets such as…

“The author of such works as Lamb, Cal, and Grace Notes, Bernard MacLaverty is one of Northern Ireland’s leading–and most prolific–contemporary writers. Bringing together leading scholars from a full range…

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part…

Wagner's Nibelungen Ring V1: Rhine Gold and Valkyrie (1899) is a book that explores the first two operas of Richard Wagner's epic four-opera cycle, The Ring of the Nibelung. The…