The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary Irish Poetry

The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary Irish Poetry
Author: Matthew Campbell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2003-08-28
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780521012454

In the last fifty years Irish poets have produced some of the most exciting poetry in contemporary literature, writing about love and sexuality, violence and history, country and city. This book provides a unique introduction to major figures such as Seamus Heaney, but also introduces the reader to significant precursors like Louis MacNeice or Patrick Kavanagh, and vital contemporaries and successors: among others, Thomas Kinsella, Paul Muldoon and Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill. Readers will find discussions of Irish poetry from the traditional to the modernist, written in Irish as well as English, from both North and South. This Companion, the only book of its kind on the market, provides cultural and historical background to contemporary Irish poetry in the contexts of modern Ireland but also in the broad currents of modern world literature. It includes a chronology and guide to further reading and will prove invaluable to students and teachers alike.

The Cambridge Companion to Irish Poets

The Cambridge Companion to Irish Poets
Author: Gerald Dawe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2018
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1108420354

A fresh, accessible and authoritative study that conveys the richness and diversity of Irish poets, their lives and times.

The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary Irish Poetry

The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary Irish Poetry
Author: Matthew J. B. Campbell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2003
Genre: English poetry
ISBN: 9781139816748

In the last fifty years Irish poets have produced some of the most exciting poetry in contemporary literature. This book provides a unique introduction to major figures such as Seamus Heaney, and also introduces the reader to significant precursors like Louis MacNeice or Patrick Kavanagh, and vital contemporaries and successors: among others, Thomas Kinsella, Nuala NĂ­ Dhomhnaill and Paul Muldoon. This Companion includes a chronology and guide to further reading and will prove invaluable to students and teachers alike.

The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century British and Irish Women's Poetry

The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century British and Irish Women's Poetry
Author: Jane Dowson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2011-03-17
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1139824856

This Companion provides new ways of reading a wide range of influential women's poetry. Leading international scholars offer insights on a century of writers, drawing out the special function of poetry and the poets' use of language, whether it is concerned with the relationship between verbal and visual art, experimental poetics, war, landscape, history, cultural identity or 'confessional' lyrics. Collectively, the chapters cover well established and less familiar poets, from Edith Sitwell and Mina Loy, through Stevie Smith, Sylvia Plath and Elizabeth Jennings to Anne Stevenson, Eavan Boland and Jo Shapcott. They also include poets at the forefront of poetry trends, such as Liz Lochhead, Jackie Kay, Patience Agbabi, Caroline Bergvall, Medbh McGuckian and Carol Ann Duffy. With a chronology and guide to further reading, this book is aimed at students and poetry enthusiasts wanting to deepen their knowledge of some of the finest modern poets.

A Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Poetry, 1960 - 2015

A Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Poetry, 1960 - 2015
Author: Wolfgang Gortschacher
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 656
Release: 2020-12-21
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1118843207

A comprehensive and scholarly review of contemporary British and Irish Poetry With contributions from noted scholars in the field, A Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Poetry, 1960-2015 offers a collection of writings from a diverse group of experts. They explore the richness of individual poets, genres, forms, techniques, traditions, concerns, and institutions that comprise these two distinct but interrelated national poetries. Part of the acclaimed Blackwell Companion to Literature and Culture series, this book contains a comprehensive survey of the most important contemporary Irish and British poetry. The contributors provide new perspectives and positions on the topic. This important book: Explores the institutions, histories, and receptions of contemporary Irish and British poetry Contains contributions from leading scholars of British and Irish poetry Includes an analysis of the most prominent Irish and British poets Puts contemporary Irish and British poetry in context Written for students and academics of contemporary poetry, A Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Poetry, 1960-2015 offers a comprehensive review of contemporary poetry from a wide range of diverse contributors.

The Cambridge Companion to the Irish Novel

The Cambridge Companion to the Irish Novel
Author: John Wilson Foster
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2006-12-14
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780521679961

This is the perfect overview of the Irish novel from the seventeenth century to the present day.

The Cambridge Companion to Seamus Heaney

The Cambridge Companion to Seamus Heaney
Author: Bernard O'Donoghue
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2009
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0521838827

An up-to-date overview of Heaney's career thus far, with detailed readings of all his major publications.

The Cambridge Companion to Modern Irish Culture

The Cambridge Companion to Modern Irish Culture
Author: Joe Cleary
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2005-01-20
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780521526296

This Companion provides an authoritative introduction to the historical, social and stylistic complexities of modern Irish culture. It introduces Irish culture in its broadest sense and guides the reader through the cultural and theoretical debates that inform our understanding of modern Ireland. The range of topics covered by the contributors demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of Irish culture and the development of modern Ireland.

The Cambridge Companion to British Poetry, 1945-2010

The Cambridge Companion to British Poetry, 1945-2010
Author: Edward Larrissy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2016
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1107090660

This Companion brings together sixteen essays that explore the full diversity of British poetry since the Second World War. Focusing on famous and neglected names alike, from Dylan Thomas to John Agard, leading scholars provide readers with insight into the ongoing importance and profundity of post-war poetry.