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 (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irish literature canonical | 3 |
| Irish theatre | 2 |
| Anglo-Irish literature | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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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
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national literature ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAward | Nobel Prize in Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
annals
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autobiography ⓘ drama ⓘ epic ⓘ hagiography ⓘ lyric poetry ⓘ mythology ⓘ novel ⓘ satire ⓘ short story ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Abbey Theatre
NERFINISHED
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Field Day Theatre Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaelic League NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Literary Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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Irish ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
Celtic Revival
NERFINISHED
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Irish Literary Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish postmodernism ⓘ Northern Irish Troubles literature ⓘ |
| hasNobelLaureate |
George Bernard Shaw
NERFINISHED
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Samuel Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Anglo-Irish literature
NERFINISHED
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Hiberno-Latin literature NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish drama ⓘ Irish fiction ⓘ Irish mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish oral tradition ⓘ Irish poetry ⓘ Irish short story tradition ⓘ Irish-language literature ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
18th-century Irish literature
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19th-century Irish literature ⓘ 20th-century Irish literature ⓘ Contemporary Irish literature ⓘ Early Irish literature NERFINISHED ⓘ Early modern Irish literature NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Literary Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ Medieval Irish literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
modernist literature
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postcolonial literature ⓘ world literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British literature
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Celtic mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ Christian monastic culture ⓘ European modernism ⓘ |
| notableAuthor |
Anne Enright
NERFINISHED
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Austin Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Bram Stoker NERFINISHED ⓘ Brendan Behan NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian Friel NERFINISHED ⓘ Colm Tóibín NERFINISHED ⓘ Eavan Boland NERFINISHED ⓘ Edna O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ Flann O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ George Bernard Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ J. M. Synge NERFINISHED ⓘ James Joyce NERFINISHED ⓘ John Banville NERFINISHED ⓘ John Montague NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis MacNeice NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria Edgeworth NERFINISHED ⓘ Máirtín Ó Cadhain NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Kavanagh NERFINISHED ⓘ Pádraic Ó Conaire NERFINISHED ⓘ Roddy Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ Seán O'Casey NERFINISHED ⓘ W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dracula
NERFINISHED
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Dubliners NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulliver's Travels NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebor Gabála Érenn NERFINISHED ⓘ The Annals of the Four Masters NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of Ballymote NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of Kells NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ The Commitments NERFINISHED ⓘ The Country Girls NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cycles of the Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fenian Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mythological Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Playboy of the Western World NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ulster Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ Translations ⓘ Táin Bó Cúailnge NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses NERFINISHED ⓘ Waiting for Godot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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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 (6)
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