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Woven Shades of Green: An Anthology of Irish Nature Literature
Contributor(s): Wenzell, Tim (Editor)
ISBN: 1684481376     ISBN-13: 9781684481378
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Nature | Essays
- Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - Nature
Dewey: 820.803
LCCN: 2018057382
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.10 lbs) 386 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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Publisher Description:
Woven Shades of Green is an annotated selection of literature by authors who focus on the natural world and the beauty of Ireland. It begins with the Irish monks and their largely anonymous nature poetry, written at a time when Ireland was heavily forested. A section follows devoted to the changing Irish landscape, through both deforestation and famine, including the nature poetry of William Allingham, and James Clarence Mangan, essays from Thomas Gainford and William Thackerary, and novel excerpts from William Carleton and Emily Lawless. The anthology then turns to the nature literature of the Irish Literary Revival, including Yeats and Synge, and an excerpt from George Moore's novel The Lake. Part four shifts to modern Irish nature poetry, beginning with Patrick Kavanaugh, and continuing with the poetry of Seamus Heaney, Eavan Boland, and others. Finally, the anthology concludes with a section on various Irish naturalist writers, and the unique prose and philosophical nature writing of John Moriarty, followed by a comprehensive list of environmental organizations in Ireland, which seek to preserve the natural beauty of this unique country.

Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.