The Cambridge Introduction to Modern Irish Poetry 1800-2000

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The Cambridge Introduction to Modern Irish Poetry, 1800–2000 offers an essential overview of modern Irish poetry’s history and development while challenging established ways of reading it. Justin Quinn argues that misunderstandings about Irish poetic language have shaped interpretations, revisiting the perceived divide between Gaelic and Anglophone writing. The book provides contextual background, closely considers major poems and poets, and outlines approaches that question both nationalist and revisionist readings.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

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Pages258

Reading Time6 h 37 min

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Acknowledgements

Introduction

The appearance of Ireland

Tennyson’s Ireland

Revival

W. B. Yeats

Wild earth

The ends of Modernism: Kinsella and Irish experiment

Ireland’s Empire

Seamus Heaney

Irsko po Polsku: poetry and translation

Feminism and Irish poetry

This page intentionally left blank The Cambridge Introduction to Modern Irish Poetry, 1800–2000 Over the last two centuries, Ireland has produced some of the world’s most outstanding and best-loved poets, from Thomas Moore to W. B. Yeats to Seamus Heaney. This introduction not only provides an essential overview of the history and development of poetry in Ireland, but also offers new approaches to aspects of the ﬁeld. Justin Quinn argues that the language issues of Irish poetry have been misconceived and re-examines the divide between Gaelic and Anglophone poetry. Quinn suggests an alternative to both nationalist and revisionist interpretations and fundamentally challenges existing ideas of Irish poetry. This lucid book offers a rich contextual background against which to read the individual works, and pays close attention to the major poems and poets. Readers and students of Irish poetry will learn much from Quinn’s sharp and critically acute account. Justin Quinn is Associate Professor of English and American Studies atthe Charles University, Prague. Cambridge Introductions to Literature This series is designed to introduce students to key topics and authors. Accessible and lively, these introductions will also appeal to readers who want to broaden their understanding of the books and authors they enjoy. 􀀁 Ideal for students, teachers, and lecturers 􀀁 Concise, yet packed with essential information 􀀁 Key suggestions for further reading Titles in this series: Christopher Balme The Cambridge Introduction to Theatre Studies Eric Bulson The Cambridge Introduction to James Joyce Warren Chernaik The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare’s History Plays John Xiros Cooper The Cambridge Introduction to T. S. Eliot Patrick Corcoran The Cambridge Introduction to Francophone Literature Gregg Crane The Cambridge Introduction to the Nineteenth-Century American Novel Kirk Curnutt The Cambridge Introduction to F. Scott Fitzgerald Janette Dillon The Cambridge Introduction to Early English Theatre Janette Dillon The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare’s Tragedies Jane Goldman The Cambridge Introduction to Virginia Woolf Kevin J. Hayes The Cambridge Introduction to Herman Melville Nancy Henry The Cambridge Introduction to George Eliot Leslie Hill The Cambridge Introduction to Jacques Derrida David Holdeman The Cambridge Introduction to W. B. Yeats Adrian Hunter The Cambridge Introduction to the Short Story in English C. L. Innes The Cambridge Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures M. Jimmie Killingsworth The Cambridge Introduction to Walt Whitman Pericles Lewis The Cambridge Introduction to Modernism Roman McDonald The Cambridge Introduction to Samuel Beckett Wendy Martin Peter Messent David Morley The Cambridge Introduction to Emily Dickinson The Cambridge Introduction to Mark Twain The Cambridge Introduction to Creative Writing Ira Nadel The Cambridge Introduction to Ezra Pound Leland S. Person The Cambridge Introduction to Nathaniel Hawthorne John Peters The Cambridge Introduction to Joseph Conrad Justin Quinn The Cambridge Introduction to Modern Irish Poetry Sarah Robbins The Cambridge Introduction to Harriet Beecher Stowe Martin Scoﬁeld The Cambridge Introduction to the American Short Story Emma Smith The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare Peter Thomson The Cambridge Introduction to English Theatre, 1660 –1900 Janet Todd The Cambridge Introduction to Jane Austen Theresa M. Towner The Cambridge Introduction to William Faulkner Jennifer Wallace The Cambridge Introduction to Tragedy The Cambridge Introduction to Modern Irish Poetry 1800–2000 JUSTIN QUINN CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York [www.cambridge.org](www.cambridge.org) Information o

FAQs

What main historical range does the book cover?

It focuses on modern Irish poetry from 1800 to 2000, tracing major developments across the period.

What does Justin Quinn challenge about Irish poetry?

Quinn argues that assumptions about the language of Irish poetry have been misconceived and re-examines the divide between Gaelic and Anglophone poetry.

How does the book support readers and students?

It pairs contextual background with close attention to major poets and poems, and it provides guidance for further reading through a structured introduction and chapters.

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