An Aran Reader

The antiquity, diversity, and cultural richness of these islands have made them a source of fascination for writers, romantics, naturalists, linguists, archaeologists, and artists, provoking a variety of responses now inscribed upon Ireland's history and literature. This reader covers hundreds of years and subjects, from folklore and fiction to botany and autobiography, by some of Ireland's greatest writers, including the chronicler Giraldus Cambrensis, Somerville and Ross, Synge, Arthur Symons, Joyce, Lady Gregory, Robert Flaherty, Derek Mahon, Seamus Heaney, and Tim Robinson.