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Literature of early modern Ireland series

The works of Walter Quin

The works of Walter Quin

An Irishman at the Stuart courts

The Dubliner Walter Quin first came to prominence at the court of James VI, where he wrote poetry in support of the Stuart succession to Elizabeth I’s throne. Thus began a career in royal service...The Dubliner Walter Quin first came to prominence at the court of James VI, where he wrote poetry in support...
Author/Editor: John Flood editor
Landgartha: a tragie-comedy

Landgartha: a tragie-comedy

By Henry Burnell

Landgartha (1641), first performed in Dublin on St Patrick’s Day 1640, was the last play produced before political unrest forced the closure of Dublin’s only theatre. Staged the night before the Irish Parliament debated the...Landgartha (1641), first performed in Dublin on St Patrick’s Day 1640, was the last play produced before political unrest forced...
Author/Editor: Deana Rankin editor
The Parson's revels

The Parson's revels

by William Dunkin

William Dunkin (1705–65) is the most undeservedly neglected of eighteenth-century Irish poets. Swift called him ‘the best English poet in the Kingdom’ and his contemporaries considered him as good as Pope. But Dunkin’s works were...William Dunkin (1705–65) is the most undeservedly neglected of eighteenth-century Irish poets. Swift called him ‘the best English poet in...
Author/Editor: Catherine Skeen, editor
Cynthia

Cynthia

by Richard Nugent

With an introduction by Anne Fogarty. Published in an edition of 250 copies. Cynthia (1604) is a fascinating sonnet sequence by Richard Nugent, a member of a long-established Old English dynasty based in County Meath. The poems...With an introduction by Anne Fogarty. Published in an edition of 250 copies. Cynthia (1604) is a fascinating sonnet sequence by Richard...
Author/Editor: Angelina Lynch, editor
A tragedy of Cola's furie or Lirenda's miserie

A tragedy of Cola's furie or Lirenda's miserie

by Henry Burkhead

Introduction by Patricia Coughlan. Cola’s Furie (1646) by Henry Burkhead was published in Kilkenny during the Catholic Confederacy. A fascinating composite of history play and revenge tragedy, the drama allegorizes the events and leading figures of...Introduction by Patricia Coughlan. Cola’s Furie (1646) by Henry Burkhead was published in Kilkenny during the Catholic Confederacy. A fascinating composite...
Author/Editor: Angelina Lynch, editor
Ter Tria

Ter Tria

by Faithful Teate

Ter Tria (1658) by the Cavan-born, Puritan poet Faithful Teate (c.1626–66) is a neglected masterpiece and a remarkable addition to the canon of 17th-century devotional verse in English. Structured around the Holy Trinity and spanning...Ter Tria (1658) by the Cavan-born, Puritan poet Faithful Teate (c.1626–66) is a neglected masterpiece and a remarkable addition to...
Author/Editor: Angelina Lynch, editor