Towards the end of the 20th century, American literature was dominated by straight white men who published Important Books.

Let One of the Greatest Writers of the 20th Century Teach You How to Drink Scotch. Staff Author, Kingsley Amis. ... Then, in 1831, a certain Aeneas Coffey, once Inspector-General of Irish Excise, ...

Potter's writings helped herald an Irish spring that lasted throughout the 20th century. In 1948, Eamon De Valera, the former president of Ireland, addressed a crowd of 5,000 in Providence.

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June marks Pride Month in Ireland so it's an apt time to consider the silencing of homosexual voices throughout the 20th century and the marginalisation of queer Irish writers in favour of the ...