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Earth Voices Whispering: An Anthology of Irish War Poetry 1914 - 1945
Gerald (Ed) Dawe
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Description for Earth Voices Whispering: An Anthology of Irish War Poetry 1914 - 1945
Paperback. From the upheaval of the 1916 Rising to the Spanish Civil War, to the horrors of WW2, Earth Voices Whispering gathers together a wide range of voices that charts the human experience of war. Featuring AE, W.B Yeats, Seamus Heaney, Derek Mahon and many more. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 33. Weight in Grams: 538. 412pp. Irish Poetry, Irish Military History
In the first half of the 20th century, the men and women of Ireland experienced the brutal realities of a succession of wars - from the unrelenting casualties of WW1, to the domestic upheavals of the 1916 Rising and the Irish Civil War; from the romantic idealism of the Spanish Civil War, to the unimaginable horrors of WW2. Earth Voices Whispering gathers together, for the very first time, a wide range of poetic voices that chart the human experiences of these wars, compiled and edited by Belfast-born poet and senior lecturer in Trinity College Dublin, Gerald Dawe. ... Read more
In the first half of the 20th century, the men and women of Ireland experienced the brutal realities of a succession of wars - from the unrelenting casualties of WW1, to the domestic upheavals of the 1916 Rising and the Irish Civil War; from the romantic idealism of the Spanish Civil War, to the unimaginable horrors of WW2. Earth Voices Whispering gathers together, for the very first time, a wide range of poetic voices that chart the human experiences of these wars, compiled and edited by Belfast-born poet and senior lecturer in Trinity College Dublin, Gerald Dawe. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Blackstaff Press Ltd
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
1st Edition
Yes
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856408212
SKU
9780856408212
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About Gerald (Ed) Dawe
Gerald Dawe was educated at the University of Ulster, Coleraine, and the National University of Ireland, Galway. A Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, he is Director of the Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing and senior lecturer in the School of English at TCD. His seven collections of poetry include The Lundys Letter, Sunday School and Points West. ... Read more
Reviews for Earth Voices Whispering: An Anthology of Irish War Poetry 1914 - 1945
an important book, full of despair, but also a humanity that might mollify it.
Bernard O'Donoghue
Bernard O'Donoghue