Bibliograph

After the Titanic, a life of Derek Mahon, Stephen Enniss

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After the Titanic, a life of Derek Mahon, Stephen Enniss

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-313) and index

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individual biography

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

After the Titanic

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

884743684

Responsibility statement

Stephen Enniss

Sub title

a life of Derek Mahon

Summary

Over 45 years have elapsed since Derek Mahon announced his arrival at the forefront of Irish literary life with the release of 'Night-Crossing', but in many ways, the public's sense of Mahon remains as uncertain today as on the eve of that maiden release. Famously guarded and protective of his privacy, his writings and public appearances have only ever made oblique reference to the particulars of his past and inner life. Granted unique licence by Mahon himself to excavate that past and explore the myriad ways in which it has impacted his lyrical preoccupations, acclaimed archivist Stephen Enniss has uncovered a remarkable personal story

Table Of Contents

"Washing-lines and grey skies" -- Royal Belfast Academical Institution -- Icarus -- The Lost Years, 1963-5 -- The Young Irish Poet Abroad -- "The Dedalus of Belfast" -- The Round Tower -- London and Ford Manor -- Poet in Residence -- The Scriptwriter -- The Death of the Heart -- The Absent Muse -- A Dark Wood -- Ithaca

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Life of Derek Mahon

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