Selected Poems by Patrick Kavanagh - ISBN: 9780141183480
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From rural Ireland to comic verse: Kavanagh’s poetic journey.

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    256 pages

  • Release Date

    22 May 2000

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Summary

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 unfai…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141183480
ISBN-10:0141183489
Author:Patrick Kavanagh
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:22 May 2000
Weight:194g
Dimensions:199mm x 130mm x 15mm
Series:Penguin Modern Classics
About The Author

Patrick Kavanagh

Patrick Kavanagh (1904-67) was a major figure in the modern Irish poetic canon. A post-colonial poet, he freed Anglo-Irish verse from its focus on history, ethnicity, and national politics. His poetry, written in an uninhibited vernacular style, focused on the ‘common and banal’ aspects of contemporary life.

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