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20%OFFBrian Lalor (Ed.) - Island of Shadow - 9780717150618 - V9780717150618
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Island of Shadow

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Description for Island of Shadow Hardcover.

In this beautiful gift book, we take a snapshot of the whole course of Irish poetry from early days to the present and accompany the poems with appropriate paintings and other illustrations. The principal emphasis is on the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries although Brian Lalor has not neglected work from earlier times, especially poetry in translation from the Irish. In all, this is a popular selection of generally familiar and well loved poems. He chooses the widest selection of poets, usually selecting just one work from each author. However, in the case of major figures such as WB Yeats ... Read more

With poems arranging from the 7th century “Pangur Ban” to Heaney and Derek Mahon, and including such favourites as The Croppy Boy, The Midnight Court, The Bells of Shandon and Francis Ledwidge’s beautiful ballad June, this book makes an almost ideal gift book and Christmas present.

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Product Details

Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd Dublin
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780717150618
SKU
V9780717150618
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 3 to 5 working days
Ref
99-98

About Brian Lalor (Ed.)
Brian Lalor is a freelance writer and printmaker. He was editor of the Encyclopaedia of Ireland and of the Yeats’ selection I Am of Ireland. He is the author of many books.

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