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Verse in English from Eighteenth-century Ireland
Andrew Carpenter
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Description for Verse in English from Eighteenth-century Ireland
Paperback. This chronologically arranged anthology includes the work of about 60 Irish poets. The collection includes a range of previously unknown verse by poets such as Swift, William Dunkin, and many lesser known poets such as Henrietta Battier. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 760.
This pioneering anthology introduces many previously neglected eighteenth-century writers to a general readership, and will lead to a re-examination of the entire canon of Irish verse in English. Between 1700 and 1800, Dublin was second only to London as a center for the printing of poetry in English. Many fine poets were active during this period. However, because Irish eighteenth-century verse in English has to a great extent escaped the scholar and the anthologist, it is hardly known at all. The most innovative aspect of this ... Read more
This pioneering anthology introduces many previously neglected eighteenth-century writers to a general readership, and will lead to a re-examination of the entire canon of Irish verse in English. Between 1700 and 1800, Dublin was second only to London as a center for the printing of poetry in English. Many fine poets were active during this period. However, because Irish eighteenth-century verse in English has to a great extent escaped the scholar and the anthologist, it is hardly known at all. The most innovative aspect of this ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781859181041
SKU
V9781859181041
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Ref
99-10
About Andrew Carpenter
Andrew Carpenter is Emeritus Professor of English, University College Dublin and General Editor, The Art and Architecture of Ireland (Yale UP). He is the joint founding editor of The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing Volumes I-III, and Verse in English From Eighteenth Century Ireland. He is a former publisher of collector s titles under the Cadenus Press, a bibliophile ... Read more
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