Description
| Product ID: | 9780141183480 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Title: | Selected Poems |
| Authors: | Author: Patrick Kavanagh |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Poetry by individual poets, Poetry by individual poets |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A comprehensive selection of Kavanagh's poetry. It includes selection that range from initial offerings such as "Tinker's Wife" and "Inniskeen Road: July Evening" to his tragic masterpiece "The Great Hunger" (1942) and celebratory verse, "To Hell with Common Sense" and "Come Dance with Kitty Stobling". Published in order of first publication as far as possible, this selection ranges from initial offerings such as ''Tinker''s Wife'' and ''Inniskeen Road: July Evening'' to his tragic masterpiece ''The Great Hunger'' (1942) and his celebratory later verse, ''To Hell with Common Sense'' and ''Come Dance with Kitty Stobling'', which show his increasing comic verve and detachment. The first comprehensive selection of Kavanagh''s poetry to be published, this volume offers a timely reassessment of a poet unfairly neglected outside Ireland. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2000-04-27 |
