The language of Irish literature
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The language of Irish literature
（The language of literature）
Macmillan Education, 1989
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. [177]-187
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780333454152
Description
The Language of Irish Literature is the first book on the market to discuss Irish Literature in terms of the history of, and the linguistic contacts in, the island. It provides a description of the development of the varieties of English in Ireland, concentrating on the input from Irish Gaelic and Scots as well as English. It examines the history of English in Ireland; the nature of Irish and of Irish Englishes; oral traditions: songs and stories; and the three main literary genres: drama, poetry and prose.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Irish literature
- Irish literature in Irish and in English. Part 1 The history of Irish English: background varieties of English. Part 2 Irish and Irish Englishes: characteristics of Irish, planter Englishes and of Hiberno-English
- urban varieties
- educated speech
- writing Irish English. Part 2 Oral traditions: storytelling in verse and prose. Part 4 Drama: drama in Ireland
- the Modern Movement. Part 5 Poetry: poetry in Irish
- Irish poetry in English, modern poetry. Part 6 Prose: Irish prose traditions
- the contribution in English - the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
- twentieth century prose
- contemporary prose. Bibliography: historical and background, linguistic and textual, literary and critical, dictionaries and books of reference, texts used. Appendix: selection of annotated texts.
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: pbk ISBN 9780333454169
Description
The Language of Irish Literature is the first book on the market to discuss Irish Literature in terms of the history of, and the linguistic contacts in, the island. It provides a description of the development of the varieties of English in Ireland, concentrating on the input from Irish Gaelic and Scots as well as English. It examines the history of English in Ireland; the nature of Irish and of Irish Englishes; oral traditions: songs and stories; and the three main literary genres: drama, poetry and prose.
Table of Contents
List of Maps.- Acknowledgements.- Abbreviations and Phonetic Conventions.- Introduction to Irish Literature.- The History of Irish English.- Irish and Irish Englishes.- Oral Traditions .-Drama .- Poetry.- Prose.- Conclusion.- Appendix: A Selection of Annotated Texts .-Notes .- Bibliography.- Indexes.
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