Hone, Joseph M. (Joseph Maunsell), 1882-1959
Dates
- Existence: 1882 - 1959
Biography
Joseph Maunsel Hone (1882-1959) had a distinguished career as a literary historian, especially of Irish writers, following his matriculation from the University of Cambridge. He was perhaps best known for his books on William Butler Yeats: W.B. Yeats: The Poet in Contemporary Ireland (1915); W.B. Yeats, 1865-1939 (1942); Letters to his Son W.B. Yeats and others, 1969-1922 (1945). He also published biographies of George Moore (1939) and Henry Tonks (1936), and political histories related to the 1916 Irish Rebellion and a history of Ireland since independence. In 1957 he became president of the Irish Academy of Letters.
Joseph Hone co-founded the publishing firm of Maunsel & Company (later Maunsel & Roberts) with George Robert and Stephen Gwynn. The company published more than five hundred titles, especially works by all of the prominent figures in Ireland’s literary renaissance.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph M. Hone Collection
William Butler Yeats and His Circle Collections
This collections contains three archives of correspondence and other materials related to W.B. Yeats, his father John, his brother Jack, and their circle.