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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100198187319

ISBN-139780198187318

eBay Product ID (ePID)109111090

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Number of Pages752 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameOxford History of the Irish Book, Volume IV : the Irish Book in English, 1800-1891

SubjectPublishing, Graphic Arts / Typography, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Publication Year2011

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Design, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorJames H. Murphy

SeriesHistory of the Irish Book Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height2.5 in

Item Weight48.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Volume NumberVol. IV

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal686.209417

Table Of ContentList of IllustrationsList of AbbreviationsNotes on Contributors1. IntroductionI Book Production and Publishing2. The Industrialization of Irish Book Production, 1790-19003. The Dublin Book Trade4. Provincial Publishing5. Belfast Publishing6. Limerick Publishing7. Workers in Printing and Bookbinding8. Irish-American PublishingII The Diversity of Publishers9. James Duffy and Catholic Nationalism10. The Webb Family and Quaker Printing11. Marcus Ward and Co. of BelfastIII Pamphlets and Periodicals12. Pamphlets13. PeriodicalsIV Book Distribution and Reading14. Oral Culture, Literacy, and Reading, 1800-185015. Pedlars and Book Distribution16. Almanacs17. Women Readers in Limerick, 1830-4018. Popular Reading PracticeV Libraries and Reading19. Libraries20. The Nation Reading Rooms21. Reading Spaces in Dublin22. Institutional Libraries and Private Collections23. Irish-American Book CollectionsVI Devotion and Division in Religious Publishing24. Varieties of Religious Publishing, 1800-185025. Selina Bunbury, Religion and the Woman Writer26. Catholic Devotional Literature in Dublin, 1800-3027. Religion and Illustrated Periodicals in the 1830s28. The Religious Tract Society29. The Ulster Revival, 185930. Catholic Religious Publishing, 1800-9031. Women Readers and Catholic MagazinesVII Literature and Literary Careers32. Travel Writing33. The National Tale, 1800-183034. Novelists, Publishers and Readers, 1830-9035. Ulster-Scots Literature36. James Clarence Mangan37. Samuel Ferguson's Hibernian Nights' Entertainments38. The Anthology and the DuanaireVIII Publishing the Past39. The Royal Irish Academy and Antiquarianism40. John O'Donovan's Edition of The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters41. Margaret Cusack and Catholic-Nationalist HistoryIX Educating the Child42. The National Curriculum43. Children's LiteratureX Disseminating Science44. Science45. The Industrial Resources of Ireland by Robert Kane46. Ordnance Survey Maps and Official Reports47. The Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland48. MedicineXI Publishing and Performance49. Theatre50. Music51. Popular SongsBibliographyIndex

SynopsisVolume IV: The Irish Book in English 1800-1891 details the story of the book in Ireland during the nineteenth century, when Ireland was integrated into the United Kingdom. The chapters in this volume explore book production and distribution and the differing of ways in which publishing existed in Dublin, Belfast, and the provinces., The Oxford History of the Irish Book is a major new series that charts one of the most venerable book cultures in Europe, from the earliest manuscript compilations to the flourishing book industries of the late twentieth century. For the first time, it offers a history of the Irish book as a created object situated in a world of communications, trade, transport, power, and money, and examines the ways in which books have both reflected and influenced social, political, and intellectual formations in Ireland. It is an important project for the understanding of Ireland's written and printed heritage, and is by its nature of profound cross-cultural significance, embracing as it does all the written and printed traditions and heritages of Ireland and placing them in the global context of a worldwide interest in book histories. Volume III: The Irish Book in English 1800-1890 details the story of the book in Ireland from the Act of Union, which ended Ireland's lucrative exemption from British copyright, to the Irish revival, with its emphasis on cultural nationalism. Though retaining its own identity during this period the Irish publishing industry also participated in a wider British publishing culture, less perhaps the result of political change than the result of the industrialization of production. The chapters in this volume deal with book production and distribution and the differing of ways in which publishing existed in Dublin, Belfast, and the provinces. The nineteenth century saw a dramatic rise in literacy rates in Ireland, the advent of national education, and the development of new opportunities and spaces for reading that eclipsed previous communal reading practices. Religious publishing was a major enterprise not only because of the rise in devotionalism but also because of the religious controversies that raged in the early part of the century. Literary genres engaged both Irish and British audiences with Irish issues, though they found a publishing outlet largely through London publishers. Scholarly societies of both the antiquarian and scientific varieties sustained a relatively high degree of local publishing, mostly through journals. Medical and musical publishing appeared for quite a while to defy the centralizing pull of British publishing. In spite of the challenges of the times, writers, publishers, readers, and institutions often responded with energy and creativity to a world of extraordinary change. It was a world of considerable diversity and great fascination. Relying on a high degree of original research, both archival and bibliographical, this volume treats both general trends and individual stories., The Oxford History of the Irish Book is a major new series that charts one of the most venerable book cultures in Europe, from the earliest manuscript compilations to the flourishing book industries of the late twentieth century. For the first time, it offers a history of the Irish book as a created object situated in a world of communications, trade, transport, power, and money, and examines the ways in which books have both reflected and influenced social, political, and intellectual formations in Ireland. It is an important project for the understanding of Ireland's written and printed heritage, and is by its nature of profound cross-cultural significance, embracing as it does all the written and printed traditions and heritages of Ireland and placing them in the global context of a worldwide interest in book histories. Volume IV: The Irish Book in English 1800-1891 details the story of the book in Ireland from the Act of Union, which ended Ireland's lucrative exemption from British copyright, to the Irish revival, with its emphasis on cultural nationalism. Though retaining its own identity during this period the Irish publishing industry also participated in a wider British publishing culture, less perhaps the result of political change than the result of the industrialization of production. The chapters in this volume deal with book production and distribution and the differing of ways in which publishing existed in Dublin, Belfast, and the provinces. The nineteenth century saw a dramatic rise in literacy rates in Ireland, the advent of national education, and the development of new opportunities and spaces for reading that eclipsed previous communal reading practices. Religious publishing was a major enterprise not only because of the rise in devotionalism but also because of the religious controversies that raged in the early part of the century. Literary genres engaged both Irish and British audiences with Irish issues, though they found a publishing outlet largely through London publishers. Scholarly societies of both the antiquarian and scientific varieties sustained a relatively high degree of local publishing, mostly through journals. Medical and musical publishing appeared for quite a while to defy the centralizing pull of British publishing. In spite of the challenges of the times, writers, publishers, readers, and institutions often responded with energy and creativity to a world of extraordinary change. It was a world of considerable diversity and great fascination. Relying on a high degree of original research, both archival and bibliographical, this volume treats both general trends and individual stories.

LC Classification NumberZ152.I6