Dolmen Press Collection, Publications Series
The Dolmen Press was founded by Liam and Josephine Miller in 1951. The Press operated in Dublin from 1951 until Liam Miller's death in 1987. Founded to provide a publishing outlet for Irish poetry, the Press also heavily featured the work of Irish artists. This series consists of author correspondence, general business correspondence, typescripts, proofs, art, galleys, reviews, paste-ups, dust jackets, printing notes and other information relating to the publications of the Dolmen Press. Some publications of the Cuala Press are also included in this series. The documents range in date from 1945 to 1987, with the bulk of the documents dating from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. The publications of the press were largely works of poetry and criticism of Irish poetry and literature, as well as some works of drama and prose fiction.
Biographical and Historical Note
The Dolmen Press was founded by Liam and Josephine Miller in 1951. The Press operated in Dublin from 1951 until Liam Miller's death in 1987. Founded to provide a publishing outlet for Irish poetry, the Press also heavily featured the work of Irish artists. The scope of the press grew to include prose literature by Irish authors as well as a broad range of critical works about Irish literature and theater. The life and works of W.B. Yeats is a recurring theme in a variety of works, including the Yeats Centenary Series. One highlight in the Press' history was the publication of The Tain in 1969. Thomas Kinsella's translation of the Irish epic poem took 15 years from concept to publication and represented a milestone in Irish publishing. By the 1980s the Press had created the Brogeen Books division for juvenile works, and many of the later publications were under this imprint.
Collection Overview
This series consists of author correspondence, general business correspondence, typescripts, proofs, art, galleys, reviews, paste-ups, dust jackets, printing notes and other information relating to the publications of the Dolmen Press. Some publications of the Cuala Press are also included in this series. The documents range in date from 1945 to 1987, with the bulk of the documents dating from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. The publications of the press were largely works of poetry and criticism of Irish poetry and literature, as well as some works of drama and prose fiction. Major authors featured in this series include Sebastian Barry, Juanita Casey, David R. Clark, Austin Clarke, Padraic Colum, George Fitzmaurice, Bryan Guinness, Maurice Harmon, George Mills Harper, Seamus Heaney, Robert Goode Hogan, Maurice Kennedy, Anthony Kerrigan, Thomas Kinsella, James Liddy, Donagh MacDonagh, Louis MacNeice, Hugh Maxton, Liam Miller, John Montague, Richard Murphy, Flann O'Brien, Robert O'Driscoll, John O'Meara, Kathleen Raine, Rainer Maria Rilke, Robin Skelton, John Millington Synge, Arland Ussher, Jack Butler Yeats, and William Butler Yeats.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed by: Jennifer O'Brien Roper; machine-readable finding aid created by: Jennifer O'Brien Roper, 2004
- Access Restrictions
- Collection is open with restrictions. Permission of author required before viewing Dennis O'Driscoll materials.
- Copyright Notice
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- Preferred Citation
- [Identification of item], MS 1001, Dolmen Press Collection, Publications Series, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.