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Daniel Tobin (Ed.) - The Book of Irish American Poetry: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present - 9780268042301 - V9780268042301
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The Book of Irish American Poetry: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present

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Description for The Book of Irish American Poetry: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present Hardcover. Presents an anthology of Irish American poetry. This book collects the work of over two hundred Irish American poets, as well as other American poets whose work enjoins Irish American themes. It begins with poetry of the "populist period", and moves to the work of Irish Americans who have made an indelible imprint on American poetry. Editor(s): Tobin, Daniel. Num Pages: 760 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1451.

This is the first major anthology of Irish American poetry. It breaks new ground in the field of Irish American literary scholarship by collecting for the first time the work of over two hundred Irish American poets, as well as other American poets whose work enjoins Irish American themes.

What does it mean to be an Irish American poet? The Book of Irish American Poetry answers this question by drawing together the best and most representative poetry by Irish Americans and about Irish America that has been written over the past three hundred years. The question is not merely ... Read more

The Book of Irish American Poetry recovers many poets who have been forgotten and places already notable figures in American poetry within the context of a distinctively Irish American tradition. This important work of literary scholarship will dominate the field for years to come.

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
976
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268042301
SKU
V9780268042301
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Daniel Tobin (Ed.)
Daniel Tobin is professor of writing, literature, and publishing at Emerson College. He is the author of three books of poetry as well as the critical study Passage to the Center: Imagination and the Sacred in the Poetry of Seamus Heaney.

Reviews for The Book of Irish American Poetry: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present
". . . If the purpose of a good poetry anthology is to introduce readers to unfamiliar writers and reacquaint them with neglected masters, this one must be judged a raging success. Tobin does provide a meaningfully convivial context in which to engage, in close proximity, the work of Galway Kinnell, Billy Collins, and Paul Muldoon. They’re good company, and ... Read more

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