- Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 216 p.)
- Uniform Title
- Contemporary Irish poetry and the pastoral tradition (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Contemporary Irish poetry and the pastoral tradition (Online)
- Subject
- Montague, John
- Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013
- Longley, Michael, 1939-
- Boland, Eavan
- McGuckian, Medbh, 1950-
- Ní Dhomhnaill, Nuala, 1952-
- English poetry > Irish authors > History and criticism
- English poetry > 20th century > History and criticism
- Irish poetry > 20th century > History and criticism
- Pastoral poetry, English > History and criticism
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-205) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- A lost pastoral rhythm : the poetry of John Montague -- "The god in the tree" : Seamus Heaney and the pastoral tradition -- "Love poems, elegies: I am losing my place" : Michael Longley's environmental elegies -- Learning the lingua franca of a lost land : Eavan Boland's suburban pastoral -- "In my handkerchief of a garden" : Medbh McGuckian's miniature pastoral retreats -- "When Ireland was still under a spell" : miraculous transformations in the poetry of Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill -- Conclusion: The future of pastoral.
- LCCN
- 2012372327
- OCLC
- ssj0000655045
- Author
Potts, Donna L., 1962-
- Title
Contemporary Irish poetry and the pastoral tradition [electronic resource] / Donna L. Potts.
- Imprint
Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, c2011.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-205) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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