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Irish Poems
Matthew Maguire
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Description for Irish Poems
Hardcover. With its roots in the devotional verse of the early Christian church and the long lyric poems of the Irish bards, Irish poetry has a rich and robust tradition both of engagement and self-reflection. Thematically organized and spanning many centuries, this selection features a section of Gaelic poetry in translation. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 116 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
With its roots in the devotional verse of the early Christian church and the long lyric poems of the Irish bards, Irish poetry has a rich and robust tradition both of engagement and self-reflection. It has grappled long with politics and has provided the most eloquent response to Ireland's turbulent history, mediating and mitigating histories of loyalty and loss; it has soaked itself in the Irish landscape and Celtic myth; it has encompassed religion, so much a part of Ireland's cultural heritage. At the same time Irish poets have given their own original slant to everyday experience and affairs of ... Read more
With its roots in the devotional verse of the early Christian church and the long lyric poems of the Irish bards, Irish poetry has a rich and robust tradition both of engagement and self-reflection. It has grappled long with politics and has provided the most eloquent response to Ireland's turbulent history, mediating and mitigating histories of loyalty and loss; it has soaked itself in the Irish landscape and Celtic myth; it has encompassed religion, so much a part of Ireland's cultural heritage. At the same time Irish poets have given their own original slant to everyday experience and affairs of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Everyman's Library Pocket Poets
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841597867
SKU
V9781841597867
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