Reading Michael Longley |
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| Author:
| Brearton, Fran |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85224-682-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Publisher: | Bloodaxe Books
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $67.95 |
Book Description:
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Relates the development of Michael Longley's poetry to the literary and political history of Northern Ireland, and to the Irish poetic tradition from Yeats. In placing Longley's poetry in a network of cultural influences, and evaluating its critical reception, this study also engages with key debates in the criticism of modern poetry in English.
Relates the development of Michael Longley's poetry to the literary and political history of Northern Ireland, and to the Irish poetic tradition from Yeats. In placing Longley's poetry in a network of cultural influences, and evaluating its critical reception, this study also engages with key debates in the criticism of modern poetry in English.