The Deregulated Muse: Essays on Contemporary British & Irish Poetry [Hardcover]

Sean O'Brien (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1852242817 | ISBN-13: 978-1852242817 | Publication Date: November 30, 1998

These essays explore the cases, causes, methods, influences, quarrels, and achievements in the work of numerous poets. Among the poets included are: Larkin, Hughes, Heaney, Reading, Harrison, and Muldoon. A wide range of younger poets are also discussed, including: Dunmore, D'Aguiar, Maxwell, and Kay. Sean O'Brien is the author of a number of poetry titles, including Ghost Train, winner of the Forward Prize. ""An eminently readable, provocative book not dessicated by its scholarship, this title introduces readers to the diverse, splintered, heterogeneous, conflictive realm of poetry in England, Ireland, and Scotland at the end of the 20th century.""-Choice

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Ltd (November 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1852242817
• ISBN-13: 978-1852242817
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,742,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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