Gaelic Prose in the Irish Free State: 1922-1939

Gaelic Prose in the Irish Free State, 1922–1939 is a continuation of Philip O’Leary’s previous path—breaking book on the prose literature of the Gaelic Revival. The period following the War of Independence and Civil War saw an outpouring of book—length works in Irish from the state publishing agency An Gúm. The frequency and production of new plays, both original and translated, have never been approached since. O’Leary has investigated all of these works, as well as journalism and manuscri...