Clarke, Austin / Le Brocquy, Louis (Illustrator).

Poetry in Modern Ireland.

Second Edition. Dublin, Colm O Lochlainn, 1961. 12 cm x 18.5 cm. 77 pages. 6 Sketches by Louis Le Brocquy. Origina, illustrated Softcover. Good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Bookblock intact but cover cleanly detached. Minor discoloration to endpapers only. Pages 45 to 48 untrimmed. [Irish Life and Culture Series for the Cultural Relations Commitee of Ireland (No.2)]

An essay on Irish poetry referencing poets from the late 18th Century to the middle of the 20th Century such as, Thomas Moore, W.B. Yates, Eva Gore-Booth, Patrick Pearse, Joseph Plunkett, Austin Clarke, Rhoda Coghill, Donagh MacDonagh etc. It was first published in 1951 and this expanded edition in 1961 as part of 12 publications with the aim of giving “a broad, vivid and informed survey of Irish life and culture, past and present”. (Preface)

• Keywords: 18th Century · 19th Century · 20th Century · Irish · Irish Poetry · Irish Poetry – Rare · Poetry
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 60218AB

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