Description
Product ID: | 9783030385729 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | English Language Poets in University College Cork, 1970–1980 |
Authors: | Author: Cliona Ni Riordain |
Page Count: | 142 |
Subjects: | Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Ireland, English, c 1970 to c 1980 |
Description: | This book looks at a cohort of poets who studied at University College Cork during the 1970s and early 1980s. Among the poets that figure in the book are Greg Delanty, Theo Dorgan, Seán Dunne, Gerry Murphy, Thomas McCarthy, Gregory O’Donoghue, and Maurice Riordan. This book looks at a cohort of poets who studied at University College Cork during the 1970s and early 1980s. Based on extensive interviews and archival work, the book examines the notion that the poets form a "generation" in sociological terms. It proposes an analysis of the work of the poets, studying the thematics and preoccupations that shape their oeuvre. Among the poets that figure in the book are Greg Delanty, Theo Dorgan, Seán Dunne, Gerry Murphy, Thomas McCarthy, Gregory O''Donoghue, and Maurice Riordan. The volume is prefaced by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin. |
Imprint Name: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
Publisher Name: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2020-01-28 |