irish authors

An introduction to the life and works of Irish author James Joyce, including examinations of various themes found throughout his writings.

Collects hundreds of letters spanning the life of nineteenth-century Irish playwright Oscar Wilde, including correspondence with such figures as W. B. Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, William Gladstone, and Max Beerbohm.

A collection of witticisms and quips by poet, playwright, and novelist Oscar Wilde.

Text and accompanying photographs present the biography of the Irish playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde stressing on his sexual orientation.

Provides reference information on the life and work of Jonathan Swift, featuring a concise biography of the author, followed by alphabetical listings that include commentaries on his poems and prose writings, profiles of his characters, family members, and people in his social circle, and discussion of related topics and themes.

A biography of the life and works of author and poet Jonathan Swift describing how his many writings became a parody of the political and social issues of his day.

A memoir in which the author draws from a diary he kept as a young boy to tell the story of his life with his family in Ireland.

Traces the life and career of Oscar Wilde from his boyhood in Dublin to his tragic death in exile at age forty-six.

A biography of the Irish genius relating details of his life to the substance of his books.

Presents Irish author Oscar Wilde's long letter to his lover Lord Alfred Douglas, written in Reading Gaol prison; and includes a preface by Richard Ellmann and commentary by W. H. Auden.