Ireland in Mind: an Anthology
Three Centuries of Irish, English, and American Writers in Search of the Real Ireland
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · March 7, 2000
From Oscar Wilde to James Joyce, from Virginia Woolf to Frank McCourt: three centuries of Irish, English, and American writers in search of the real Ireland.
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- Who it’s for
- Three centuries of writers approach Ireland through fiction, poems, and essays, from home and abroad.
- Themes
- Writers in search of Ireland, Ireland's past tragedies
- Genres
- English, Irish & Scottish Collections, Ireland Travel, Short Story Anthologies
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From Oscar Wilde to James Joyce, from Virginia Woolf to Frank McCourt: three centuries of Irish, English, and American writers in search of the real Ireland. From the editor of the outstandingly popular Italy in Mind comes another superb collection: three centuries of fiction, poems, and essays, from both Irish expatriates and non-Irish visitors.
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From the comic terror of Frank McCourt's First Communion to the raucous pagan festival Muriel Rukeyser attended in County Kerry in the 1930s; from John Betjeman's lyrical evocation of a ruined abbey in the mist to Eric Newby's hilariously disastrous bicycle trip through Ireland; from William Trevor's gentle Irish clergyman encountering the long angry reach of his country's past tragedies to Brian Moore's wistful return from a life spent in exile, this anthology offers a kaleidoscope of this mysterious, elusive country. For travelers of all kinds, for those who have long been fascinated by Ireland and those who are feeling its lure for the first time, Ireland in Mind will provide a rich and rewarding imaginative journey. Contributors also include: Samuel Beckett, Wallace Stevens, Oliver Goldsmith, Jonathan Swift, Edna O'Brien, Paul Theroux, V.S. Pritchett, Anthony Trollope, George Bernard Shaw, T.H. White
Writers on Ireland
Three centuries of writers approach Ireland through fiction, poems, and essays, from home and abroad.
Come here for
- Fiction, poems, and essays by Irish expatriates and visitors
- Encounters with Ireland’s landscapes, festivals, and past
Expect
- Contributions by Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and Frank McCourt
- Comic, lyrical, and wistful accounts of Ireland
Where it sits
| Short Story Anthologies | 43% |
|---|---|
| Ireland Travel | 39% |
| English, Irish & Scottish Collections | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Short Story Anthologies
- Poetry Anthologies
- Ireland Travel
- Authors
- Alice Leccese Powers
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- March 7, 2000
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Writers in search of Ireland · Ireland's past tragedies
- Reading lane
- Short Story Anthologies