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OverviewFeaturing nine in-depth interviews with Mike Murphy and three round-table discussions with fellow Irish writers and critics, Reading the Future creates a unique freeze-frame portrait of Ireland’s literary culture at the turn of the century – and provides fascinating insights into the shaping influences on the lives, creative minds and working methods of twelve great writers. Including a challenging introduction by Declan Kiberd, consulting editor to the series and chairman of the selection panel, Reading the Future is an indispensable source for any serious reader of Irish literature. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Cliodhna Ni Anluain , Declan Kiberd , Declan Kiberd , Patrick RedmondPublisher: The Lilliput Press Ltd Imprint: The Lilliput Press Ltd Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 1.000kg ISBN: 9781901866575ISBN 10: 1901866572 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 12 December 2000 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews“Writing, though it often deals with the past or the present, is universally addressed to the future. Much of it is done in the hope that in the future we will understand more fully all those things which baffle or bemuse people today. This is both the glory and the vulnerability of the writer – the knowledge that they are minting a coinage which may not be negotiable in any present currency because, as Patrick Kavanagh once ruefully observed, ‘posterity has not printed its banknotes yet’. In that sense, our books are like our children: signals sent hopefully, but uneasily, into a future world.” – Declan Kiberd Writing, though it often deals with the past or the present, is universally addressed to the future. Much of it is done in the hope that in the future we will understand more fully all those things which baffle or bemuse people today. This is both the glory and the vulnerability of the writer - the knowledge that they are minting a coinage which may not be negotiable in any present currency because, as Patrick Kavanagh once ruefully observed, 'posterity has not printed its banknotes yet'. In that sense, our books are like our children: signals sent hopefully, but uneasily, into a future world. - Declan Kiberd Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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