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Padraic Colum
Colum, Padraic
Padraic Colum (pä´drĬk kŏl´əm), 1881–1972, Irish-American author, b. Longford, Ireland. He was active in the Irish literary renaissance and helped to found the Abbey Theatre. His verse includes Wild Earth (1907), The Story of Lowry Maen (1937), and Collected Poems (1953). He also wrote children's stories based on Irish folklore. His wife was Mary (Maguire) Colum, 1880?–1957, Irish-American critic, b. Sligo, Ireland. Her autobiography, Life and the Dream (1947), vividly describes various literary circles.
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Padraic Colum: A Biographical-Critical Introduction
Zack Bowen. Southern Illinois University Press, 1970
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Zack Bowen. Southern Illinois University Press, 1970
The Children's Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy
Padraic Colum; Willy Pogany. Macmillan, 1962
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Padraic Colum; Willy Pogany. Macmillan, 1962
The contemporary drama of Ireland
Ernest A. Boyd. Little Brown, 1917
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Ernest A. Boyd. Little Brown, 1917
Librarian’s tip: Chap. V "The Impulse to Folk Drama: J. M. Synge and Padraic Colum"
Modern Irish Writers: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook
Alexander G. Gonzalez. Greenwood Press, 1997
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Alexander G. Gonzalez. Greenwood Press, 1997
Librarian’s tip: "Padraic Colum (1881-1972)" begins on p. 53
Irish Playwrights, 1880-1995: A Research and Production Sourcebook
Bernice Schrank; William W. Demastes. Greenwood Press, 1997
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Bernice Schrank; William W. Demastes. Greenwood Press, 1997
Librarian’s tip: "Padraic Colum (1881-1972)" begins on p. 69
Irish Plays and Playwrights
Cornelius Weygandt. Houghton Mifflin, 1913
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Cornelius Weygandt. Houghton Mifflin, 1913
Librarian’s tip: Chap. VIII "The Younger Dramatists - Mr. Padraic Colum, Mr. William Boyle, Mr. T. C. Murry, Mr. S. Lennox Robinson, Mr. Rutherford Mayne, 'Norreys Connell,' Mr. St. John G. Ervine, Mr. Joseph Campbell"