This book analyses poetry and prose written by combatant and non-combatant Irish writers during the First World War, and goes on to look at how the war was remembered in the two decades that followed. It concludes with a discussion of recent Irish literature about the conflict, focusing on the role of memory and the narrative of nationhood.

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Terry Phillips is Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of English at Liverpool Hope University, where she was Dean of Arts and Humanities until her retirement in 2010. She convenes the Irish Studies Research Group at Liverpool Hope University and has published widely on Irish literature and First World War literature.

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Contents: War, Nation and Memory War and Nation Irish Soldiers in the Imperial Army: Francis Ledwidge and Thomas Kettle Debating the Nation: Patrick MacGill and St John Ervine Nation and Religion: Katharine Tynan, Winifred Letts and Eva Gore-Booth «Patriotism is not enough»: Mrs Victor Rickard and George Bernard Shaw Remembering War Disenchanted Memory Constructing Memory, North and South Challenging Memory in Northern Ireland: Michael Longley, Christina Reid and Frank McGuinness Recovering Forgotten Memory: Jennifer Johnston, Sebastian Barry and Dermot Bolger The Significance of Irish First World War Writing.