Dublin: Renaissance City of Literature

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Dublin: Renaissance city of literature interrogates the notion of a literary 'renaissance' in Dublin. Through detailed case studies of print and literature in Renaissance Dublin, the volume covers innovative new ground, including quantitative analysis of print production in Ireland, unique insight into the city's literary communities and considera

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Brings a salutary perspective to a marginalized topicthe nature and scope of a literary Renaissance in early modern Dublin. This very appealing volume is notable for its broad historical scope (ranging from the early fifteen-century Memoriale by the Dublin-born notary and legal scribe James Yonge to Anglo-Irish writing for the stage in Restoration Dublin) and the breadth of topics it addresses.
Professor Lowell Gallagher, Studies in English Literature

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Kathleen Miller is a Visiting Research Fellow at Queen's University Belfast

Crawford Gribben is a Professor of History and Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast