Irish literature
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Irish literature is the body of written and oral works produced in Ireland or by Irish writers, encompassing texts in Irish, English, and Latin and spanning from ancient mythological cycles to contemporary fiction, poetry, and drama.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irish literature canonical | 6 |
| Anglo-Irish literature | 2 |
| Irish theatre | 2 |
| Early Irish literature | 1 |
| Medieval Irish literature | 1 |
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Target entity: Irish literature Context triple: [Blazes Boylan, partOf, Irish literature]
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British literature
British literature is the body of written works produced in the English language by authors from Britain, encompassing a long and diverse tradition from medieval texts to contemporary writing.
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Scottish literature
Scottish literature is the body of written works associated with Scotland, encompassing poetry, prose, and drama in Scots, Gaelic, and English that reflect the nation’s history, culture, and identity.
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Georgian literature
Georgian literature is the body of written works produced in the Georgian language, encompassing a rich tradition of poetry, prose, and drama that reflects the cultural, historical, and spiritual life of Georgia.
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Irish Literary Revival
The Irish Literary Revival was a late 19th- and early 20th-century cultural movement that sought to promote Irish literature, language, and national identity through the works of writers, poets, and dramatists.
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European literature
European literature encompasses the diverse body of written works produced in the languages and cultures of Europe, forming a foundational canon that has profoundly shaped literary traditions worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Irish literature Target entity description: Irish literature is the body of written and oral works produced in Ireland or by Irish writers, encompassing texts in Irish, English, and Latin and spanning from ancient mythological cycles to contemporary fiction, poetry, and drama.
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A.
British literature
British literature is the body of written works produced in the English language by authors from Britain, encompassing a long and diverse tradition from medieval texts to contemporary writing.
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B.
Scottish literature
Scottish literature is the body of written works associated with Scotland, encompassing poetry, prose, and drama in Scots, Gaelic, and English that reflect the nation’s history, culture, and identity.
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C.
Georgian literature
Georgian literature is the body of written works produced in the Georgian language, encompassing a rich tradition of poetry, prose, and drama that reflects the cultural, historical, and spiritual life of Georgia.
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D.
Irish Literary Revival
The Irish Literary Revival was a late 19th- and early 20th-century cultural movement that sought to promote Irish literature, language, and national identity through the works of writers, poets, and dramatists.
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E.
European literature
European literature encompasses the diverse body of written works produced in the languages and cultures of Europe, forming a foundational canon that has profoundly shaped literary traditions worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (101)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literature
ⓘ
national literature ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| hasAward | Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
annals
ⓘ
autobiography ⓘ drama ⓘ epic ⓘ hagiography ⓘ lyric poetry ⓘ mythology ⓘ novel ⓘ satire ⓘ short story ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Abbey Theatre
ⓘ
Field Day Theatre Company ⓘ Gaelic League ⓘ
linked to:
Conradh na Gaeilge
Irish Literary Society ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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Irish ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
Celtic Revival
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Irish Literary Revival ⓘ Irish modernism ⓘ Irish postmodernism ⓘ Northern Irish Troubles literature ⓘ |
| hasNobelLaureate |
George Bernard Shaw
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Samuel Beckett ⓘ Seamus Heaney ⓘ W. B. Yeats ⓘ
linked to:
W.B. Yeats
|
| hasPart |
Anglo-Irish literature
ⓘ
linked to:
Irish literature
Hiberno-Latin literature ⓘ
linked to:
Medieval Latin
Irish drama ⓘ Irish fiction ⓘ Irish mythology ⓘ Irish oral tradition ⓘ Irish poetry ⓘ Irish short story tradition ⓘ Irish-language literature ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
18th-century Irish literature
ⓘ
19th-century Irish literature ⓘ 20th-century Irish literature ⓘ Contemporary Irish literature ⓘ Early Irish literature ⓘ
linked to:
Irish literature
Early modern Irish literature ⓘ
linked to:
Early Modern Irish
Irish Literary Revival ⓘ Medieval Irish literature ⓘ
linked to:
Irish literature
|
| influenced |
modernist literature
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postcolonial literature ⓘ world literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British literature
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Celtic mythology ⓘ Christian monastic culture ⓘ European modernism ⓘ |
| notableAuthor |
Anne Enright
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Austin Clarke ⓘ Bram Stoker ⓘ Brendan Behan ⓘ Brian Friel ⓘ Colm Tóibín ⓘ Eavan Boland ⓘ Edna O'Brien ⓘ Flann O'Brien ⓘ George Bernard Shaw ⓘ J. M. Synge ⓘ James Joyce ⓘ John Banville ⓘ John Montague ⓘ Jonathan Swift ⓘ Louis MacNeice ⓘ Maria Edgeworth ⓘ Máirtín Ó Cadhain ⓘ Oliver Goldsmith ⓘ Oscar Wilde ⓘ Patrick Kavanagh ⓘ Pádraic Ó Conaire ⓘ Roddy Doyle ⓘ Samuel Beckett ⓘ Seamus Heaney ⓘ Seán O'Casey ⓘ
linked to:
Sean O'Casey
W. B. Yeats ⓘ
linked to:
W.B. Yeats
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| notableWork |
Dracula
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Dubliners ⓘ Gulliver's Travels ⓘ Lebor Gabála Érenn ⓘ The Annals of the Four Masters ⓘ
linked to:
Annals of the Four Masters
The Book of Ballymote ⓘ The Book of Kells ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Kells
The Book of Leinster ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Leinster
The Commitments ⓘ The Country Girls ⓘ The Cycles of the Kings ⓘ The Fenian Cycle ⓘ
linked to:
Fenian cycle
The Mythological Cycle ⓘ
linked to:
Mythological Cycle
The Playboy of the Western World ⓘ The Ulster Cycle ⓘ
linked to:
Ulster Cycle
Translations ⓘ Táin Bó Cúailnge ⓘ
linked to:
Ulster Cycle
Ulysses ⓘ Waiting for Godot ⓘ |
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Subject: Irish literature Description of subject: Irish literature is the body of written and oral works produced in Ireland or by Irish writers, encompassing texts in Irish, English, and Latin and spanning from ancient mythological cycles to contemporary fiction, poetry, and drama.
Referenced by (12)
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