The Cambridge Introduction to Modern Irish Poetry, 1800-2000 (Cambridge Introductions to Literature) [Paperback]

Justin Quinn (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521609259 | ISBN-13: 978-0521609258 | Publication Date: April 7, 2008

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 and Anglophone poetry. Quinn suggests an alternative to both nationalist and revisionist interpretations and fundamentally challenges existing ideas of Irish poetry. This lucid book offers a rich contextual background against which to read the individual works, and pays close attention to the major poems and poets. Readers and students of Irish poetry will learn much from Quinn's sharp and critically acute account.

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Book Description

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. Readers and students of Irish poetry will learn much from Quinn's sharp and critically acute account.

About the Author

Justin Quinn is Associate Professor of English and American Studies at the Charles University, Prague.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (April 7, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521609259
• ISBN-13: 978-0521609258
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,957,486 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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