The Oxford Book of Ireland

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. A near Fine copy (Fine apart from a line mark to closed top edge) with Fine dutjacket which is not price clipped. Internally Fine and unmarked. xvi + 514 pages. 3 maps. First Edition, First Printing. Ireland is a country that arouses strong opinions: everyone has a view on its character, its foibles, its charm and its waywardness. It has inspired some of the best poetry and nurtured some of the best writers in the world, and in the book poets, novelists, artists, dramatists, historians, philosophers, peasants and aristocrats are brought together to celebrate and commemorate the nation and its people. Irish history lives more in the present than that of other countries, and there are constant reminders in these pages of past triumphs and tragedies, and their continuing impact on the national psych. Conquest, famine, emigration, the decline of the language, the struggle for identity and independence are all charted here. PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.1 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST D4B. First. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.