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WikiProject Irish literature

Welcome to WikiProject Irish literature. To start exploring Irish literature on Wikipedia, visit the main Irish literature article. For information on the scope and aims of this project.

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[edit] Scope

This WikiProject aims primarily to make Wikipedia an essential guide for students of Irish literature. The project includes information on Irish writers, literary groups and movements, specifically Irish literary forms, and individual literary texts as well as general information on Irish fiction, Irish theatre and Irish poetry.

See also: WikiProject Poetry WikiProject Arts and Humanities, WikiProject Novels and WikiProject Theatre.

[edit] Participants

Bmills

Wootking

Shanequinlan01

[edit] Finding your way around Irish literature on Wikipedia

Good places to start are:


Also check out the Categories linking from the articles.

[edit] Potential online reference sources

[edit] To do list

To-do list for Wikipedia:WikiProject Irish literature: edit · history · watch · refresh

These biographical articles on major authors need work to bring them up to Featured article standard:


As do these articles:

And all the red links awaiting articles and stubs needing expansion on:

Plus adding more names and articles to these lists.


[edit] General points

Whenever possible, headings and a table of contents should be included.

Please consider adding the following boilerplate text at the top of articles' talk pages.

This article is part of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Irish literature|WikiProject Irish literature]]. See that page for further information.

Articles should ideally be added to one or more of these categories. Please note that some are subcategories of others. In these cases, please add only to the lowest level category.

[[Category:Irish literature]] [[Category:Irish dramatists]] [[Category:Irish novelists]] [[Category:Irish poets]] [[Category:Irish short story writers]] [[Category:Irish texts]] [[Category:Irish writers]]

[edit] Poetry groups or movements

Articles covering poetry groups or movements should cover the main members of the group, the stated aims or poetic and any important dates or key publications in the group's history. Other poets or groups/movements that the group being discussed were influenced by or reacting against should also be mentioned. Where possible, external links to online primary texts and/or critical or historical discussions should be appended at the end of the article.

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[edit] Individual authors

Articles discussing individual authorsshould adhere to normal Wikipedia biography conventions. The author's early influences, associations with any groups or movements, and main publications should be mentioned, along with any later authors, groups or movements they may have strongly influenced. Where possible, external links to online primary texts and/or critical or historical discussions should be appended at the end of the article.

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[edit] Texts/Styles/Forms/Techniques/Lists/General

Include definitions, history including dates, notable writers associated and examples where appropriate.

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