The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary Irish Poetry (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521813013)

Irish poets have produced some of the most exciting poetry in contemporary literature over the last fifty years. In addition to providing a unique introduction to major figures such as Seamus Heaney, this Companion introduces the reader to significant precursors such as Louis MacNeice or Patrick Kavanagh, as well as vital contemporaries and successors (including among others, Thomas Kinsella, Paul Muldoon and Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill.) The volume includes a chronology and guide to further reading and will prove invaluable to students and teachers.

Author: Matthew Campbell
ISBN-10: 0521813018
ISBN-13: 9780521813013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/28/2003
Pages: 314
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d