Celtic Contraries

by Robin Skelton and Celtic Contraries Robin Skelton

For a number of years Robin Skelton has been a major interpreter and definer of what we now mean by Anglo-Irish literature. This collection represents his own selection of fourteen of his best essays. All have been revised, several enlarged, and two are published here for the first time.

Two major themes emerge from this collection: verse craftsmanship, with the language and structure of poetry; and a concern with the way that a writer can...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815624794
• ISBN13: 9780815624790
• Release Date: February 1990
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"