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Zusatztext This volume suggests new and exciting fields of research for scholars of Irish literature, while also providing a useful compendium of the main events and movements in the history of the Irish book of the last century or so. It also contains a wonderfully comprehensive bibliography. Informationen zum Autor Clare Hutton is Lecturer in English at Loughborough University, and has published in the field of twentieth century Irish book history, and Irish literature. She was educated at the Universities of London, Dublin and Oxford, and has held appointments in Cambridge and London. She currently holds a Leverhulme Research Fellowship, and is undertaking research on the genesis of Joyce's Ulysses. Patrick Walsh is Senior Lecturer in Education at Queen's University Belfast, and has published on various topics relating to education and curriculum formation in Ireland. Klappentext 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 the history of twentieth century Irish book culture, and will be the standard guide for many years to come. Zusammenfassung 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 the history of twentieth century Irish book culture, and will be the standard guide for many years to come. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Introduction 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': Publishing in Ireland, 1939-1969 6: Frank Shovlin: From Tucson to Television: Irish Reading, 1939-1969 7: Siobhán Holland: 'Our Literary History in the Making': The Persistence 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 and Universal: 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: Robert Keating 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 Ac...
