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Irish Poetry: Politics, History, Negotiation : The Evolving Debate, 1969 to the Present
Steven Matthews
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Paperback. This study discusses a variety of Irish poets, from John Hewitt through Seamus Heaney to Paul Muldoon, all of whom have been inspired by the situation in Northern Ireland. Placing the poems in their historical context, the text also analyzes the influence of W.B. Yeats on these poets. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 335.
The award of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature to Seamus Heaney recognized not only the aesthetic achievement of his work, but also its political urgency. Here Steven Matthews presents a genealogy of Irish poetry which centres upon Heaney's recent preoccupation with the relations between poetry, politics and history. Writing from the perspective of Irish critical responses to the poetry, he discusses a wide range of work from John Hewitt through Heaney himself to Paul Muldoon. All of these poets have been inspired directly or indirectly by the situation in the North of Ireland. Placing the poems in their historical ... Read more
The award of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature to Seamus Heaney recognized not only the aesthetic achievement of his work, but also its political urgency. Here Steven Matthews presents a genealogy of Irish poetry which centres upon Heaney's recent preoccupation with the relations between poetry, politics and history. Writing from the perspective of Irish critical responses to the poetry, he discusses a wide range of work from John Hewitt through Heaney himself to Paul Muldoon. All of these poets have been inspired directly or indirectly by the situation in the North of Ireland. Placing the poems in their historical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
249
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333643365
SKU
V9780333643365
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