Over the past twenty years, interest in Irish literature has risen dramatically across the globe. <i>Irish Literature, 1750-1900: An Anthology</i> presents in one volume the rich body of Irish writing between the Enlightenment and Modernism.<ul><li>Provides the full text of short plays, fiction, and poetry by a wide selection of prominent writers, including Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Maria Edgeworth, Thomas Moore, James Clarence Mangan, Samuel Ferguson, Lady Jane Wilde, and Oscar Wilde<li>Features a selection of collaboratively authored works by the Edgeworths, the Banims, and the Kavanaghs, as well as excerpts from collaborative publications such as <i>Paddy's</i> <i>Resource</i> and <i>The Nation</i><li>Includes substantial selections from Ireland's women writers, as well as Ulster poets and writers who emigrated to North America during this period<li>Offers a variety of helpful features for students, including a chronology of historical events and major literary works of the era</ul>