Published in order of first publication as far as possible, this selection ranges from initial offerings such as 'Tinker's Wife' and 'Inniskeen Road: July Evening' to his tragic masterpiece 'The Great Hunger' (1942) and his celebratory later verse, 'To Hell with Common Sense' and 'Come Dance with Kitty Stobling', which show his increasing comic verve and detachment. The first comprehensive selection of Kavanagh's poetry to be published, this volume offers a timely reassessment of a poet unfairly neglected outside Ireland.
One of the major figures in the modern Irish poetic canon, Patrick Kavanagh (1904-67) was a post-colonial poet who released Anglo-Irish verse from its prolonged obsession with history, ethnicity and national politics. His poetry, written in an uninhibited vernacular style, focused on the 'common and banal' aspects of contemporary life.
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Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (£4.95). Signed by the author (with best wishes) in blue ink directly to front end-paper without dedication. Font inner flap of jacket marked as 'Poetry Book Society Recommendation'. Also included is a loosely inserted 'The Poetry Book Society' membership form from 1982. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd small mark, odd small scratch/bump, minor fading to spine, the odd small crease/rub to edges and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing to corners and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a bit tanned. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur 010739
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First Edition. Near fine cloth review copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 87 pages ; 23 cm. Subjects; Irish poetry. Poésie irlandaise. Korean War. Ancestors. Children. Dandelions. European elder. Elephants. Fathers and sons in literature. Genealogy. Hawks. Rabbits. Students. Walrus. Health. Zoos. 1 Kg. N° de réf. du vendeur 469834
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Vendeur : MW Books, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
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Vendeur : Stephen White Books, Bradford, Royaume-Uni
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