England and Eternity
a book of cricket
$64.17
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
6 September 2028
Summary
England and Eternity: A Postcolonial Cricket Commentary
A teasing but affectionate study of the genius of the English people as seen from a postcolonial perspective, focusing on cricket, one of their richest, strangest, and most lasting gifts to the wider world, alongside Shakespeare and the Houses of Parliament.
Cricket is a strange game, equally showcasing idealism, brutality, low comedy, high intelligence, luck, and sheer bravery, often achieving the condition of art. Dec…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781788548182 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1788548183 |
| Author: | Declan Kiberd |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Imprint: | Apollo |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 6 September 2028 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 153mm x 234mm |
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‘Kiberd’s narrative is so engagingly written that he carries the reader along with him, especially in the literary analysis, which is executed with characteristic bravura and verve … Magestirial’ TLS, on After Ireland.
About The Author
Declan Kiberd
Declan Kiberd is Ireland’s greatest living critic, internationally celebrated for his work on literature and colonialism. He is the author of Inventing Ireland, Ulysses and Us and Irish Classics. He has won many literary prizes and is currently Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame in the USA.
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