Modern Irish Poetry: A New Alhambraintroduces four leading modern Irish-language poets: Se?n ? Riord?in, Cathal ? Searcaigh, M?irt?n ? Dire?in, and Nuala N? Dhomhnaill. This critical study provides an in-depth analysis (in English) of their work in its own international context.
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Ireland's Alhambra
1. Se?n ? R?ord?in: Between Corkery and Joycery
2. Cathal ? Searcaigh: Zig-zagging All Over Creation
3. M?irt?n ? Dire?in: Departures You Cannot Go Back On
4. Nuala N? Dhomhnaill: Journeying to the Shrine
Conclusion: a Polish perspective
Appendix: Translations
Index
Compellingly original.... Sewell is an alert and critically learned close reader. --
Times Literary SupplementFrank Sewell is Research Officer, Centre for Irish Literature, University of Ulster, Coleraine