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The deregulated muse / Sean O'Brien.
LIBRA PR611 .O27 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Brien, Sean, 1952-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English poetry--20th century--History and criticism.
- English poetry.
- English poetry--Irish authors--History and criticism.
- English poetry--Irish authors.
- Physical Description:
- 319 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Bloodaxe Books, 1998.
- Summary:
- These essays explore the cases, causes, methods, influences, quarrels, and achievements in the work of numerous poets. Among the poets included are: Larkin, Hughes, Heaney, Reading, Harrison, and Muldoon. A wide range of younger poets are also discussed, including: Dunmore, D'Aguiar, Maxwell, and Kay. This book provides an excellent overview of the state of poetry in Great Britain and Ireland today. Sean O'Brien is poetry reviewer for the Sunday Times and author of a number of poetry titles, including Ghost Train, winner of the Forward Prize.
- Notes:
- "Essays on contemporary British & Irish poetry"--Jacket.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-307) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1852242817
- 1852242825
- OCLC:
- 39763344
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