Description for Opia
Paperback. A collection of poems that presents a sequence of sonnets which unfolds the drama of a doomed love affair, with France and Ireland as its backdrop. Num Pages: 84 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 134. 8vo.Very good copy in original printed covers. First edition. Irish Poetry
"Opia", Alan Moore's first collection of poems, introduces a virtuoso poet capable of an unusual range of forms, tones and images. Central to the book is a sequence of sonnets which unfolds the drama of a doomed love affair, with France and Ireland as its backdrop. Elsewhere, Alan Moore adopts a series of masks and voices, from the comic to the serious, and engages in a dazzling succession of scene-changes. "Opia" is a first book of exceptional energy and inventiveness; it is one of the most assured debuts in recent Irish poetry.
"Opia", Alan Moore's first collection of poems, introduces a virtuoso poet capable of an unusual range of forms, tones and images. Central to the book is a sequence of sonnets which unfolds the drama of a doomed love affair, with France and Ireland as its backdrop. Elsewhere, Alan Moore adopts a series of masks and voices, from the comic to the serious, and engages in a dazzling succession of scene-changes. "Opia" is a first book of exceptional energy and inventiveness; it is one of the most assured debuts in recent Irish poetry.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Anvil Press Poetry
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
84
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856461613
SKU
KEX0288061
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Ref
99-1
About Alan Moore
Alan Moore was born in Dublin in 1960. A graduate in English and Philosophy of University College, Dublin, he works in the office of the Revenue Commissioners in Dublin.
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