The Penguin Book of Irish Poetry features the work of the greatest Irish poets, from the monks of the ancient monasteries to the Nobel laureates W.B. Yeats and Seamus Heaney, from Jonathan Swift and Oliver Goldsmith to Eilean Ni Chuilleanain and Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill, along with a profusion of lyrics, love poems, satires, ballads and songs. Reflecting Ireland's complex past and lively present, this collection of Irish verse is an indispensable guide to the history, culture and romance of one of Europe's oldest civilizations. In his introduction to this new Penguin Classics edition, Patrick Crotty explores the traditions of poetry in Ireland, and relates the rich variety of the poems to the long and frequently troubled history of the island.
About the Author
Patrick Crotty is emeritus Professor of Irish and Scottish Literature at the University of Aberdeen. He has published widely on Irish, Scottish, welsh and American poetry, has been a regular reviewer for theTimes Literary Supplementsince 1992. His verse translations have featured in many books and periodicals. He editedModern Irish Poetry: An Anthology(1995) andThe Penguin Book of Irrish Poetry(2010). He has also edited the firt volume (1908 - 1930) of the annotatedComplete Collected Poems of Hugh MacDiarmid.
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