Improprieties Politics and Sexuality in Northern Irish Poetry |
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Author:
| Wills, Clair |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-811268-6 |
Publication Date: | Nov 1993 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $155.00 |
Book Description:
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This is an innovative and accessible study of contemporary Northern Irish poetry in the light of current debates about post-modernism, poetry and politics, and the figure of woman in Irish political discourse. Close readings of the work of Tom Paulin, Medbh McGuckian, and Paul Muldoon focus on the `improper' elements of the poetry: the refusal of a sense of home, the disruption of `traditional' poetic form, and the sexual narratives told. Improprieties is a much-needed evaluation of...
More DescriptionThis is an innovative and accessible study of contemporary Northern Irish poetry in the light of current debates about post-modernism, poetry and politics, and the figure of woman in Irish political discourse. Close readings of the work of Tom Paulin, Medbh McGuckian, and Paul Muldoon focus on the `improper' elements of the poetry: the refusal of a sense of home, the disruption of `traditional' poetic form, and the sexual narratives told. Improprieties is a much-needed evaluation of Northern Irish poetry, distinguished by its critical sophistication and lucid readings of three notoriously complex but hugely important poets.