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Verse in English from Eighteenth-century Ireland (Paperback, Annotated Ed)
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This pioneering anthology introduces many previously neglected
eighteenth-century writers to a general readership, and will lead
to a re-examination of the entire canon of Irish verse in English.
Between 1700 and 1800, Dublin was second only to London as a center
for the printing of poetry in English. Many fine poets were active
during this period. However, because Irish eighteenth-century verse
in English has to a great extent escaped the scholar and the
anthologist, it is hardly known at all. The most innovative aspect
of this new anthology is the inclusion of many poetic voices
entirely unknown to modern readers. Although the anthology contains
the work of well-known figures such as John Toland, Thomas Parnell,
Jonathan Swift, Patrick Delany, Laetitia Pilkington and Oliver
Goldsmith, there are many verses by lesser known writers and nearly
eighty anonymous poems which come from the broadsheets, manuscripts
and chapbooks of the time. What emerges is an entirely new
perspective on life in eighteenth-century Ireland. We hear the
voice of a hard working farmer's wife from county Derry, of a
rambling weaver from county Antrim, and that of a woman dying from
drink. We learn about whale-fishing in county Donegal, about
farming in county Kerry and bull-baiting in Dublin. In fact, almost
every aspect of life in eighteenth-century Ireland is described
vividly, energetically, with humor and feeling in the verse of this
anthology. Among the most moving poems are those by Irish-speaking
poets who use amhran or song meter and internal assonance, both
borrowed from Irish, in their English verse. Equally interesting is
the work of the weaver poets of Ulster who wrote in vigorous and
energetic Ulster-Scots. The anthology also includes political poems
dating from the reign of James II to the Act of Union, as well as a
selection of lesser-known nationalist and Orange songs. Each poem
is fully annotated and the book also contains a glossary of terms
in Hiberno-English and Ulster Scots.
General
Imprint: |
Cork University Press
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Country of origin: |
Ireland |
Release date: |
1998 |
First published: |
November 1998 |
Authors: |
Andrew Carpenter
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Dimensions: |
216 x 134 x 38mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
400 |
Edition: |
Annotated Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-85918-104-1 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-85918-104-X |
Barcode: |
9781859181041 |
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