{"product_id":"2940169070941","title":"The Giants of Irish Literature: Wilde, Yeats, Joyce, and Beckett","description":"\u003cp\u003eOscar Wilde, W.B. Yeats, James Joyce, and Samuel Beckett:  These four masters of Irish literature created works of startling  innovation and unparalleled literary merit. They defied  popular expectations and confounded critics with unique  masterpieces that one might think of as puzzles, the solution  of which lies at the heart of the modern age.  Understanding the works of these greats, all associated to  some degree with the Irish Literary Revival, is fundamental  not only to a richer appreciation of Irish literature, but  to a better comprehension of modern literature in all its  manifestations, for these authors struggled with the idea  of modernity and all it entailed, and the fruits of their  struggle stand as monuments to the remarkable capacity  of literary imagination.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenowned professor George O'Brien of Georgetown  University provides the biographical background of these  authors and an in-depth analysis of their greatest works. In  the course of these lectures, O'Brien discusses the very  qualities that set these works apart and the “Irishness” that  characterizes each of them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116451414256,"sku":"2940169070941","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169070941_p0.jpg?v=1763671040","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169070941","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}