Irish Literature in English, Romantic Period 2

Originally published as L’Irlande et le romantisme (1972). It is now updated and published in English in two volumes, the first a study of the period and its authors, and the second an important work of reference on all the Irish literary figures of the time. The study is divided into three sections, ‘Prelude to Romanticism’, ‘Nationalist Romanticism’, and ‘The Impact of Irish Romanticism’, with extensive notes and an index. Professor Rafroidi studies the causes of the movement, how it was influenced by political and literary landmarks of the time, and how the authors themselves influenced others, not only in England but also in the United States, in France and in Germany, and their rediscovery and use of Ireland’s early history and myths. The reference section contains a general bibliography, bio-bibliographies of the Irish authors whose work was published between 1789 and 1850, information as to the performances of their plays in the most important theatres in the British Isles, and a list of the principal Irish periodicals of the time. This is therefore a most useful work for all those interested in the period, and the bibliographies make it an essential work of reference.