In the following review, Craig favorably compares Celtic Revivals to contemporaneous cultural critiques of literary constructions of "Anglo-Irishness."

In the following review, Halpin provides an overview of Selected Poems, outlining the general characteristics of Deane's poetry.

In the following excerpt, Parrinder delineates Irish cultural history as defined in A Short History of Literature, deconstructing Deane's bias against Irish national mythology.

In the following excerpt, Ryan examines the main arguments of The French Revolution and Enlightenment in England, emphasizing the ways in which British writers explored the British political character through their preoccupation with the French national character at the turn of the eighteenth century.

In the following review, Kenner outlines the contents of the Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing, assessing its strengths and weaknesses.

In the following review, Hughes addresses the ambiguities he finds in Deane's definition of modernity in Strange Country.

In the following review, O'Brien addresses certain nuances of Irish politics, nationalism, and revisionism examined in Celtic Revivals.

In the following excerpt, Dunn identifies the consequences of violence as the principal theme of Gradual Wars, noting the effect of the collection's artificial tone on its themes.

In the following excerpt, Ewart assesses the themes, poetic diction, and imagery of Rumours.

In the following review, Keefe focuses on the emergence of a distinct persona in the poems of History Lessons.