The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse

by Thomas Kinsella, Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe, Dallán Forgaill

Book Overview

Never have the immense riches of Irish poetry been displayed to better advantage in this magnificent new collection.

The Irish poetic tradition is generally not considered in its entirety. For the poetry in Irish, especially in the early and medieval periods, the emphasis is frequently specialist or linguistic, while the poetry in English is usually considered as an adjunct to the English tradition. Thomas Kinsella's new anthology views the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192118684
• ISBN13: 9780192118684
• Release Date: September 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse

The book is a gret companion I cn open it at any time and find an appropriate poem to match my mood.

Scholarly, Academic, Historically Comprehensive; Where's the Humor?

This is a very scholarly textbook. It absolutely does what it sets out to do: provide an academic overview of the breadth of the history of Irish and English poetry from Ireland. That being said, where's the humor? Where's the humanity? Political and ecclesiastical history are well represented, and there's blood and tragedy a'plenty; but where are the people? I have to assume that I purchased something with extremely flawed expectations, but maybe that will help you decide whether to buy it.