The Oxford history of the Irish book v. V The Irish book in English, 1891-2000

Books have played a role of key importance in shaping Ireland's cultural and political heritage. The Oxford History of the Irish Book, Volume V: The Irish Book in English, 1891-2000 is the first attempt to comprehensively outline thehistory of twentieth century Irish book culture, and will be the standard guide for many years to come. INDICE: List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; IntroductionClare Hutton: ; I. THE CULTURES OF IRISH PUBLISHING AND READING; 1: Clare Hutton: Publishing the Irish Cultural Revival, 1891-1922; 2: Ben Levitas: Reading and the Irish Revival, 1891-1922; 3: Nicholas Allen and Terence Brown: Publishing after Partition, 1922-1939; 4: Nicholas Allen: Reading Revolutions, 1922-1939; 5: Gabriel Doherty and Gillian M. Doherty: 'Some Measure of Vocation': Publishingin Ireland, 1939-1969; 6: Frank Shovlin: From Tucson to Television: Irish Reading, 1939-1969; 7: Siobhán Holland: 'Our Literary History in the Making': ThePersistence of the Literary Press, 1969-2000; 8: Ronán McDonald: 'Anything about Ireland?' Reading in Ireland, 1969-2000; II: THEMATIC SURVEYS; 9: Tony Farmar: An Eye to Business: Financial and Market Factors, 1895-1995; 10: Andrew McCarthy: Publishing for Catholic Ireland; 11: Gillian McIntosh: Funding Literary Enterprise and Publishing in Ireland; 12: Donal Ó Drisceoil: A Dark Chapter: Censorship and the Irish Writer; 13: Mary N. Harris: Parochial, National andUniversal: The Concerns of Irish Regional Publishing; 14: Patrick Walsh: The Political Economy of Irish School Books; 15: Pat Donlon: Books for Irish Children; 16: Nicola Gordon Bowe: The Iconic Book in Ireland, 1891-1930; 17: RobertKeating O'Neill: The Irish Book in the United States: An Overview; 18: Patrick Buckridge: The Harp in the South: Reading Ireland in Australia; 19: Bruce Stewart: 'The Medium is the Message': The Irish Book in the Informatics Age; III: PUBLISHER CASE STUDIES; 20: Warwick Gould: >'Our Irish Canon Your Irish Canon>': Macmillan's Irish List, 1899-1968; 21: Gillian McIntosh: M. H. Gill, later Gill and Macmillan; 22: Gifford Lewis: 'This terrible struggle with want of means': Behind the Scenes at The Cuala Press; 23: Clare Hutton: The Extraordinary History of the House of Maunsel; 24: Ruth Ling: Faber and Irish Literature; 25: Derval Tubridy: 'A Hazardous Venture': The Dolmen Press; 26: Colleen McKenna: The Gallery Press; 27: Eamonn Hughes: The Blackstaff Press; IV. SOURCES;28: Patrick Walsh: Sources for Irish Book History, 1891-2000; APPENDICES; A: Donal Ó Drisceoil: Irish Books Banned under the Censorship of Publications Acts, 1929-67; B: Warwick Gould: The Macmillan Archive and Irish Writers; C: Jonathan Williams: Minding Other People's Business: Literary Agents in Ireland since 1986; Bibliography; Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-924911-4
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 688
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés