First World War In Irish Poetrcb
Jim Haughey
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Hardback. Num Pages: 309 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 631.
This first book-length study of Irish poetry about the First World War, examines the extent to which the war has been preserved and appropriated in Irish memory. While the early chapters explore the various historical myths about IrelandOs role in the war and review the war verse written by Irish soldier poets, the attention later shifts to Irish poets on the various home fronts who express a wide range of attitudes toward the war.
This first book-length study of Irish poetry about the First World War, examines the extent to which the war has been preserved and appropriated in Irish memory. While the early chapters explore the various historical myths about IrelandOs role in the war and review the war verse written by Irish soldier poets, the attention later shifts to Irish poets on the various home fronts who express a wide range of attitudes toward the war.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
Number of Pages
309
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611481518
SKU
V9781611481518
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