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Brendan Kennelly - Martial Art - 9781852246211 - KSG0012521
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Martial Art

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Description for Martial Art Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 158. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear to covers, remains a nice copy
Martial is alive and kicking in Brendan Kennelly's latter-day Dublin versions of the Spanish Roman poet. He is a satirist trying to define generosity, happiness and love, with scurrilous candour and piercing clarity, in brief punchy poems. But no matter how savage his attacks, he is always playful and compassionate. He is a sharp, visionary writer who knows the world about him and is in touch with the world within himself, at once bewildered, attentive and bitingly articulate. Martial Art is a book that packs a punch.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781852246211
SKU
KSG0012521
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Brendan Kennelly
Brendan Kennelly (1936-2021) was one of Ireland’s most distinguished and best loved poets, as well as a renowned teacher and cultural commentator. Born in Ballylongford, Co. Kerry, he was Professor of Modern Literature at Trinity College, Dublin for over 30 years, and retired from teaching in 2005. He published more than 30 books of poetry, including Familiar Strangers: New & ... Read more

Reviews for Martial Art
"If Martial had been a boxer, he'd have developed a new kind of knockout punch, smiling at his victim as he walked back to his corner. His themes are many and varied. He writes of money, food, wine, furniture, style, power, sex, corruption, love, hatred.... That's Rome two thousand years ago. That's Dublin today.... Is one translating Martial? Or is ... Read more

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