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Sidelines : selected prose, 1962-2015 / Michael Longley.
Van Pelt Library PR6062.O515 A6 2017b
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Longley, Michael, 1939- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Prose works. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Longley, Michael, 1939-.
- Longley, Michael.
- Longley, Michael, 1939-2025.
- Longley, Michael, 1939---Prose.
- Longley, Michael, 1939---Interviews.
- Collection Prose.
- English poetry--History and criticism.
- English poetry.
- English essays--20th century.
- English essays.
- English essays--21st century.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Interviews.
- Physical Description:
- 446 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Enitharmon Press, 2017.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Memoir
- Tuppenny Stung p. 21
- Part 2 Poetry: Reviews & Shorter Pieces
- Day Lewis's Virgil p. 37
- Furnishing the Ivory Tower: F. T. Prince and others p. 39
- The Nun of Amherst p. 42
- Poet in a Landscape: Charles Tomlinson and others p. 45
- Death of a Poet: Louis MacNeice, The Burning Perch p. 48
- Anatomy of Language: e. e. cummings and Philip Larkin p. 52
- Elder Poet: William Carlos Williams and others p. 56
- Master Craftsman: Richard Wilbur and Keith Douglas p. 58
- Donald Davie, Geoffrey Hill and others p. 60
- A Young Ulster Poet: Seamus Heaney, Death of a Naturalist p. 63
- Eavan Boland, New Territory p. 65
- John Montague, A Chosen Light p. 68
- Patrick Kavanagh p. 70
- A Poet of Power: Derek Mahon, Night-Crossing p. 72
- D. M. Thomas and Andrei Voznesensky p. 76
- The Wounded Badger: Brendan Kennelly and James Simmons p. 78
- W. D. Snodgrass and others p. 81
- Brian Jones, Douglas Dunn and others p. 83
- Cecil Day Lewis: An Appreciation p. 86
- John Hewitt, Collected Poems p. 89
- An Old Man from Dundee p. 92
- The Faber Book of War Poetry p. 95
- Paper Boats: Ian Hamilton Finlay p. 98
- The Weaver's Skill: Ted Hughes, Tales from Ovid p. 102
- John Montague's 'Windharp' p. 108
- Richard Murphy, The Pleasure Ground p. 111
- Journey out of Essex: A Note on John Clare p. 115
- 'And is there honey still for tea?' A Pageant of English Verse p. 117
- Part 3 Essays & Forewords
- Sextus Propertius p. 121
- A Misrepresented Poet: Louis MacNeice p. 132
- Poetry in Northern Ireland p. 142
- 'Whitethorn hedges': Patrick Kavanagh p. 168
- W. R. Rodgers p. 175
- 'In the beautiful white ruins': James Wright p. 188
- Memory and Acknowledgement p. 193
- The First and the Twelfth of July p. 201
- 'The stile by the holly': Edward Thomas p. 204
- 'Sweet rub-a-dub': Ruth Stone p. 209
- Helen Lewis: A Time to Speak p. 215
- Robert Graves p. 220
- Frank Ormsby p. 235
- Part 4 Other Arts
- The Arts in Ulster p. 247
- Colin Middleton p. 250
- Gerard Dillon p. 256
- 'Playthings for the soul': The Paintings of Felim Egan p. 258
- Patterns & Parables: The Paintings of Brian Ferran p. 262
- 'The fire in the window': The Paintings of David Crone p. 267
- Domestic Corner - Northern Lights: The Paintings of Jeffrey Morgan p. 271
- In Defence of Billie Holiday p. 274
- Listening to Ghosts: Philip Larkin, All That Jazz p. 279
- A Perpetual One-night Stand p. 281
- Part 5 Ireland Chair Of Poetry: Lectures, 2007-2010
- 'A Jovial Hullaballoo' p. 293
- 'One Wide Expanse': A Return to the Classics p. 316
- The West p. 336
- Part 6 Three Interviews
- The Longley Tapes p. 361
- 'Au Revoir, Oeuvre' p. 386
- Colby Quarterly Interview p. 397.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1911253298
- 9781911253297
- OCLC:
- 1000121335
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