Contemporary Irish Poetry and the Pastoral Tradition
Author | : Donna L. Potts |
Publisher | : University of Missouri Press |
Total Pages | : 231 |
Release | : 2011-12-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780826219435 |
ISBN-13 | : 0826219438 |
Rating | : 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: A Lost Pastoral Rhythm: The Poetry of John Montague -- Chapter 2: "The God in the Tree" : Seamus Heaney and the Pastoral Tradition -- Chapter 3: "Love Poems, Elegies: I am losing my place " : Michael Longley's Environmental Elegies -- Chapter 4: Learning the Lingua Franca of a Lost Land: Eavan Boland's Suburban Pastoral -- Chapter 5: "In My Handerkerchief of a Garden" : Medbh McGuckian's Miniature Pastoral Retreats -- Chapter 6: "When Ireland Was Still under a Spell" : Miraculous Transformations in the Poetry of Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill -- Conclusion: The Future of Pastoral -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.