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Record Nr.

UNINA9910404256303321

Autore

Moi Ruben

Titolo

Paul Muldoon and the language of poetry / / by Ruben Moi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Brill, 2020

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill Rodopi, , [2020]

ISBN

90-04-35511-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Costerus new series, , 0165-9618 ; ; vol. 228

Disciplina

821/.914

Soggetti

Literary style

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 New Weather -- 2 Mules -- 3 Why Brownlee Left -- 4 Quoof -- 5 Meeting the British -- 6 Madoc -- 7 The Annals of Chile -- 8 Hay -- 9 Moy Sand and Gravel -- 10 Horse Latitudes -- 11 Maggot -- 12 One Thousand Things Worth Knowing -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Paul Muldoon and the Language of Poetry is the first book in years that attends to the entire oeuvre of the Irish-American poet, critic, lyricist, dramatist and Princeton professor from his debut with New Weather in 1973 up to his very recent publications. Ruben Moi's book explores, in correspondence with language philosophy and critical debate, how Muldoon's ingenious language and inventive form give shape and significance to his poetry, and how his linguistic panache and technical verve keep language forever surprising, new and alive"--