- begun by Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn and William Butler Yeats in 1896
- stimulated new appreciation of traditional Irish literature and also encourage the creation of works written in the spirit of Irish culture
- The Abbey Theatre - symbol of literary revival
- figures involved wrote plays and articles about political state of Ireland at the time
- they include:
- J.M. Synge
- William Butler Yeats
- Sean O'Casey
- Oscar Wilde
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Irish Literary Revival
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