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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789949203321

Autore

Potts Donna L. <1962->

Titolo

Contemporary Irish poetry and the pastoral tradition [[electronic resource] /] / Donna L. Potts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia [Mo.] ; ; London, : University of Missouri Press, c2011

ISBN

0-8262-7269-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Disciplina

821.9209

Soggetti

English poetry - Irish authors - History and criticism

English poetry - 20th century - History and criticism

Irish poetry - 20th century - History and criticism

Pastoral poetry, English - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A lost pastoral rhythm : the poetry of John Montague -- "The god in the tree" : Seamus Heaney and the pastoral tradition -- "Love poems, elegies: I am losing my place" : Michael Longley's environmental elegies -- Learning the lingua franca of a lost land : Eavan Boland's suburban pastoral -- "In my handkerchief of a garden" : Medbh McGuckian's miniature pastoral retreats -- "When Ireland was still under a spell" : miraculous transformations in the poetry of Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill -- Conclusion: The future of pastoral.