ISBN: 978-0976670674, 155 pages, 74 color images, 38 B&W images, 9 maps. $21.95
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From the 1890s until the 1920s, a great tide of literary invention swept Ireland. As the country struggled for political independence, the writers who formed the Irish Literary Revival created a new, authentically Irish literature. Some, such as W. B. Yeats, John Synge, and Lady Gregory, celebrated the mystical tradition of Ireland’s west; others, such as Sean O’Casey, explored Dublin’s crowded streets and tenements.

This fascinating, revealing, and beautiful book examines the relationship between these writers and the towns and countryside that fueled their imaginations. Part history, part biography, and part travel guide, A Journey into Ireland’s Literary Revival takes the reader to Galway, the Aran Islands, Mayo, Sligo, Wicklow, and Dublin. Along the route, it visits the cottages and castles, crags and glens, theaters and pubs where some of the country’s finest writers shaped an enduring vision of Ireland.

R. Todd Felton is a professional writer and prize-winning photographer who lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.

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Contents

1. The Irish Literary Revival: A Geography of the Public and the Private
2. County Galway: Home among the Swallows
3. The Aran Islands: A Little Corner on the Face of the World
4. County Mayo: A Queer Lot These Times
5. Sligo: The Land of Heart’s Desire
6. County Wicklow: South and West and South Again
7. Dublin: The Public Stage

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