43 new articles on different aspects of English literature have been added to Literary Encyclopedia, including 3 by Irish-based authors:
- Anne Enright by Heather Ingman (TCD)
- Maeve Brennan by Dolores McLoughlin (TCD)
- Rawi Hage by Rita Sakr (UCD)
Other new additions include articles on J.M. Coetzee's debut novel Dusklands, Toni Morrison's Beloved and an excellent piece on Antrim poet Samuel Thomson (1766-1816), known as the "Bard of Cangranny" and described by author Jennifer Orr as a figure of "unique significance".
Literary Encyclopedia is an online collection of specially commissioned articles written by university teachers and academics around the world and relating to authors, works and themes of English Literature.
The full list of new articles can be seen here and the database is also accessible via the database A-Z on our website.
