Irish Poems (Borzoi Books)
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Rating | : | 4.78 (507 Votes) |
Asin | : | 030759498X |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-03-21 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He has published widely on both Irish and Scottish literature. Matthew McGuire was born in Belfast and is a lecturer at the University of Glasgow.
About the AuthorMatthew McGuire was born in Belfast and is a lecturer at the University of Glasgow. . He has published widely on both Irish and Scottish literature
Nicely presented pocket chronological anthology. John Lyness A very nicely presented chronological anthology of Irish poetry.A pocket vade mecum to savour.. Five Stars very nice. thank you!. Eamonn Sankey said Four Stars. Most enjoyable book.
Organized around such themes as politics, religion, Gaelic culture, the Irish landscape, and matters of the heart, the poems collected here come from a wide range of writers old and new, including such literary giants as Jonathan Swift, Oliver Goldsmith, Oscar Wilde, W. M. B. Synge, Samuel Beckett, Louis MacNeice, Patrick Kavanagh, Paul Muldoon, Evan Boland, Seamus Heaney, and many more.. Irish Poems gives us a dazzling selection from a long and distinguished poetic tradition, ranging from the earliest Gaelic bards up to the present. Yeats, J. Irish Poems is a treasury of poetry from the Eme