爱尔兰文学(盖尔语:Litríocht Éireanneach;英语:Irish literature)是指在爱尔兰产生或爱尔兰人创作的文学作品。爱尔兰是一个无论面积还是人口规模都很小的国家,却对世界文学做出了与其国家规模极不成比例的巨大贡献。 用英语写成的爱尔兰文学可以看作是英语文学的一个分支。此外,爱尔兰还存在用盖尔语以及其他古凯尔特语言写成的文学。盖尔语文学的发展主要局限在诗歌和神话传说领域。
这个运动庆祝爱尔兰文学,并鼓励人们学习爱尔兰语,其中许多人放弃了有利于更多的现代英语。
The movement celebrated Irish literature and encouraged people to learn the Irish language, which many people were forgoing in favor of the more modern English language.
艾丽恩。贝特斯比,《爱尔兰时报》文学评论员,一手写出《寻常狗仔》,一本献给比尔博和佛罗多的的书,那是他的两只爱犬。
Eileen Battersby, literary critic at the Irish Times, is behind Ordinary Dogs, a tribute to Bilbo and Frodo, her two pet pooches.
尽管英国人写的英语文学足以当作永久且闪亮的文学标准,但若没有爱尔兰这些人才的众多贡献,它将因而大为逊色吧。
Though English literature written by the British suffices as an eternal and shining Canon of literature, it would be nonetheless dimmer without the considerable talents of its Irish contributors.
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