On Irish Literature and Identities

On Irish Literature and Identities is the second volume of James Liddy's critical essays, following On American Literature and Diasporas. Though it makes great swerves and has multiple frames of reference, On Irish Literature and Identities is framed by James Liddy's intense and enduring attachment to Dublin. Even when he is looking beyond Dublin, as is the case in his essays on poets from the-North of Ireland, he writes from a perspective heavily shaded by Dublin opinion. As a student Jame...