The Cambridge Introduction to Modern Irish Poetry, 1800-2000

by Justin Quinn

Book Overview

Over the last two centuries, Ireland has produced some of the world's most outstanding and best-loved poets, from Thomas Moore to W. B. Yeats to Seamus Heaney. This introduction not only provides an essential overview of the history and development of poetry in Ireland, but also offers new approaches to aspects of the field. Justin Quinn argues that the language issues of Irish poetry have been misconceived and re-examines the divide between Gaelic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521609259
• ISBN13: 9780521609258
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.8"