The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse

The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 464
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ISBN-10 : 0192801929
ISBN-13 : 9780192801920
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Book Synopsis The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse by : Thomas Kinsella

Download or read book The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse written by Thomas Kinsella and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2001-07-19 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificent 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 begins in pre-Christian times and closes with nineteenth- and twentieth-century verse. Poets featured include Swift, Goldsmith, W. B. Yeats, Patrick Kavanagh, and Seamus Heaney.


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