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Irish literature
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Date: 20050101
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Irish literature
Body of work produced by inhabitants of Ireland. The earliest written works, mainly heroic sagas, date from the 7th to the 12th centuries and were composed in Gaelic . A number of lyric poets were also active during this period, writing on historical or religious subjects. Between the 13th and 17th centuries, Gaelic was gradually eroded by Norman and English encroachment, preserved only in poetic works commissioned by wealthy patrons. Leading figures in English literature , such as Jonathan Swift , Laurence Sterne and Oscar Wilde , were of Irish descent. Inspired by ...Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.
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