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The central theme of this monograph is James Joyce's employment of the Irish language in Finnegans Wake, the virtuosity with which he makes use of the tongue, the understanding of its grammatical and syntactical subtleties which he reveals in the book and ''the explanatory treasure of heart and mind'', as the the author put it himself, which the Gaelic component of the writer's final word on the world provides.

A monograph that studies the interstices between native Irish folklore and the myth of the American West during the last frontier period (1860-1890). It traces the role of Irish pioneers and their contributions to the westward migration.

This is a singular piece of literary research and criticism by a scholar fluent in English, Spanish, Irish and Basque who has utilized all the sources available to write a thorough study of Kate O'Brien. O'Brien (1897-1974) was not only a playwright and a splendid writer of prose but a close student of the Basques at a time when the very survival of their society was at terrible risk.

A major contribution to the study of Swift and Irish politics and life in the early 18th century. A scholarly study, contains critical new research as well as over 100 reprints of documents, broadsides, ballads that comprise the heart of the pamphlet controversy aroused by Wood's halfpenny scheme.

Deals with the topic of the literature of the Irish Argentine. This work features material on specific authors, their economic and their demographic milieu as well as assessments on Irish allied cultural activities (journalism, politics and music).