| The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary Irish Poetry Contributor(s): Campbell, Matthew (Author), Campbell, Matthew (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521012457 ISBN-13: 9780521012454 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $38.94 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: Irish poets have produced some of the most exciting poetry in contemporary literature over the last fifty years. In addition to providing a unique introduction to major figures such as Seamus Heaney, this Companion introduces the reader to significant precursors such as Louis MacNeice or Patrick Kavanagh, as well as vital contemporaries and successors (including among others, Thomas Kinsella, Paul Muldoon and Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill.) The volume includes a chronology and guide to further reading and will prove invaluable to students and teachers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.914 |
| LCCN: 2002041446 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.08" W x 8.96" (1.15 lbs) 314 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Campbell, Matthew: - Matthew Campbell is Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield. He is the author of Rhythm and Will in Victorian Poetry (Cambridge University Press, 1999) and of numerous articles on Victorian poetry, Irish poetry and contemporary poetry. |