Cassin, Teresa (2018) An Gúm’s Censorship of Makers of Europe. NPPSH Reflections, 2. pp. 56-65. ISSN 2565-6031

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Abstract

The book publisher, An Gúm, was established in 1926 as part of the Department of Education of the Irish Free State to provide reading matter for Irish language learners and the Irish-speaking public. It was clear at the time of its establishment that there had been very little original writing made available in the Irish language in the previous years; therefore, An Gúm undertook an ambitious scheme of translation. During the 1930s alone, more than 250 translations from European languages were published; including both textbooks and general literature. Gradually, as more creative writers came forward writing original literature, the need for translations became less acute and, from 1940 on, less and less translations of literary titles were undertaken (‘An Gúm: Nóta Eolais’, 2018).

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	NPPSH; An Gúm; Censorship; Makers of Europe;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Arts & Humanities > Research Institutes > An Foras Feasa
Item ID:	10840
Depositing User:	NPPSH Editor
Date Deposited:	05 Jun 2019 17:08
Journal or Publication Title:	NPPSH Reflections
Publisher:	Maynooth Academic Publishing
Refereed:	Yes
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Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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