Bibliograph

The finest music, early Irish lyrics, edited by Maurice Riordan

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Label

The finest music, early Irish lyrics, edited by Maurice Riordan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

The finest music

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

993318062

Responsibility statement

edited by Maurice Riordan

Sub title

early Irish lyrics

Summary

"In a series of timeless and modern-day renditions, Maurice Riordan brilliantly introduces us to the poems that founded Ireland's rich literature. Memorable and accessible, these early lyrics are presented in their classic incarnations by literary giants from both sides of the Irish Sea: in examples by W.H. Auden, Flann O'Brien, Alfred Lord Tennyson, John Montague, Robert Graves and Frank O'Connor. But the anthology is much more than a survey of canonical texts; through a series of specially commissioned poems, fresh eyes are brought to bear on these ancient poems: by Seamus Heaney and Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, by Paul Muldoon and Kathleen Jamie, by Ciaran Carson and Christopher Reid, and many others. The experience is enhanced still further by the enabling hand of Riordan himself, in a sweep of exquisite translations of his own made especially for this publication. Unforgettable and inspirational, a book for giving and for keeping: The Finest Music by some of the art-form's finest players."--, Publisher's description

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Finest music, an anthology of early Irish lyrics

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