- Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press (July 15 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0192801929
- ISBN-13: 978-0192801920
- Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 11 x 6.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 322 g
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#499,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #20 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Irish
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Review from previous edition `the first coherent attempt to present the entire range of Irish poetry in both languages to an English speaking readership ... [a] really magnificent achievement.' Irish Times `For a practical demonstration of the Irishness of Irish poetry...in its many beautiful manifestations, one can turn with confidence to Thomas Kinsella's selection' Financial Times
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This anthology presents the Irish tradition as a unity: verse in Irish and English, usually regarded separately, are shown as elements in a shared and often painful history. The selection is in three parts: it begins with earliest, pre-Christian times and the first poetry in English from the fourteenth century; moves on to Irish bardic poetry and English poetry in the era of Swift and Goldsmith; and closes with nineteenth- and twentieth-century poets, from Davis, Mangan, Yeats, and Ferguson to Austin Clarke, Patrick Kavanagh, and Seamus Heaney.
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The rath in front of the oak wood belonged to Bruidge, and Cathal, belonged to Aedh, and Ailill, belonged to Conaing, and Cuiline and to Mael Duin before them-all kings in their turn. Read the first page
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4.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
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Scholarly, Academic, Historically Comprehensive; Where's the Humor?, July 8 2007
By John Michael Albert "John-Michael Albert" - Published on Amazon.com
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Ce commentaire est de: The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse (Paperback)
This is a very scholarly textbook. It absolutely does what it sets out to do: provide an academic overview of the breadth of the history of Irish and English poetry from Ireland. That being said, where's the humor? Where's the humanity? Political and ecclesiastical history are well represented, and there's blood and tragedy a'plenty; but where are the people? I have to assume that I purchased something with extremely flawed expectations, but maybe that will help you decide whether to buy it.
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The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse, Nov 23 2008
By Phyllis M. Newnham - Published on Amazon.com
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Ce commentaire est de: The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse (Paperback)
The book is a gret companion I cn open it at any time and find an appropriate poem to match my mood.
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