"Ireland’s neutrality during World War II was one of the most monumental political decisions made in the early decades of Ireland’s history as an independent state. And it still has the power to provoke significant arguments. Wills reads a wide range of literary and cultural materials in order to provide a detailed account of what life was like in Ireland during what was known as 'The Emergency.' Earlier in her career, Wills did pioneering work on contemporary Irish poetry, including scholarship on a number of the poets that feature prominently in Continuity and Change in Irish Poetry."

Recommended by Eric Falci, Associate Professor of English and author of Continuity and Change in Irish Poetry, 1966-2010