Collected Poems
$33.54
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
27 October 2005
Summary
The centenary of Patrick Kavanagh’s birth in 2004 provides the ideal opportunity to reappraise one of modern Ireland’s greatest poets. From a harsh, humble background that he himself described so brilliantly, Kavanagh burst through immense constraints to redefine Irish poetry - a poetry appropriate for a fully independent country, both politically and culturally.
Moving beyond Irish verse’s preoccupation with history, national politics and identity, he turned to the land and scenery o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141186931 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141186933 |
| Author: | Patrick Kavanagh, Antoinette Quinn |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2005 |
| Weight: | 246g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 132mm x 21mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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About The Author
Patrick Kavanagh
Patrick Kavanagh was born in Inniskeen, County Monaghan, in 1904. His verse collections included Ploughman and Other Poems (1936), A Soul for Sale and Other Poems (1947) and Come Dance with Kitty Stobling (1960). He also wrote the novel Tarry Flynn (1948) and his autobiography The Green Fool (1938). He died in 1967.
Antoinette Quinn is the author of Patrick Kavanagh- A Biography (2001) and editor of Patrick Kavanagh- A Poet’s Country, Selected Prose (2003) and of his Selected Poems (1996). She lives in Dublin.
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