Terence Brown is Professor of Anglo-Irish literature in Trinity College, Dublin and a Fellow of the College. He is also a member of the Royal Irish Academy and of the Academia Europaea, and has lectured widely on Irish literature and on Irish cultural history. Among his books are studies of Louis MacNeice and of Northern Irish poetry. His numerous publications include "Ireland: A Social and Cultural History" (1985) and" Ireland's Literature: Selected Essays" (1988). He is also editor of "Derek Mahon: Journalism" (1996) and "Celticism "(1996), and was formerly a contributing editor of the "Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing,
