In three urgent pieces of non-fiction Anne Enright explores speech and silence in the lives of Irish women.
Presents the author's interpretation of life in Ireland in the early 1880s.
For 30 years Arthur Clery commented on Irish life in the "Leader", and some of his most engaging pieces were reprinted in "The Idea of a Nation" in 1907. For this edition they are supplemented by other pieces, including an early review of James Joyce's "Chamber Music".
Beginning with the author's celebrated study of the changing standards of behaviour of the secular upper classes in Western Europe since the Middle Ages, this title... Læs mere
This full-length biographical study of one of the most important women in Irish political life in the 20th century is now... Læs mere
Argues that in highly constrained, 'civilised' societies, sports - as well as a spectrum of other cultural and leisure activities - are to be understood not in terms of 'relaxation' but rather of the need for pleasurable excitement and its pleasurable resolution.
Imaginary Bonnets with Real Bees in Them is the third volume in The Poet's Chair series, publishing the public lectures of the Ireland Professors of Poetry. The... Læs mere
The Maamtrasna Murders provides a cultural history of the events and subsequent impact of the renowned Maamtrasna murders... Læs mere
Women's literary expressions of war have long been neglected and at times forgotten in Irish scholarship. In Women Writing War: Ireland 1880-1922 many of these... Læs mere
Stones in Water explores how the inherited built environment is understood and valued. This inheritance, created by the forebears of communities... Læs mere
More Than Concrete Blocks is a three volume series of architectural history books which are... Læs mere