{"product_id":"poetry-by-women-in-ireland-a-critical-anthology-1870-1970-9781846317569","title":"Poetry by Women in Ireland: A Critical Anthology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis unique anthology of poetry written by women in Ireland 1870-1970 includes more than one hundred and eighty poems by fifteen women of diverse backgrounds, experiences and creative aims. Challenging the assumption that little poetry of note was written by women during the period, this rich and original collection reveals the range of their achievement and the lasting value of their work. Some of these women were prolific writers in many genres, others wrote poetry for a brief period only: all produced imaginative and memorable work that sheds new light both on the lives of women and on the development of poetry in Ireland from the late nineteenth century onward. The poetry in this anthology reflects the political and social crosscurrents of the time—the divided loyalties, spiritual questioning and intellectual curiosity that shaped these women’s lives. There are personal concerns too, and a desire to combine the expression of feeling with attention to the craft of poetry itself. Some of these voices will already be known to readers: poets such as Katharine Tynan and Eva Gore-Booth were widely published during their lifetimes and have been regularly anthologised in the years since. Others will be discovered here for the first time, offering fresh insights into the inventive and forward-looking work of these women. From the nationalist ballads of Elizabeth Varian to the modernist lyrics of Sheila Wingfield, these poems show the range and accomplishment of poetry written by women in Ireland between 1870 and 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviews'This is a strong, serious and necessary book.  It sets out a hitherto hidden history of poetry, 'an unsuspected lane leading \/ Into the unimaginable', written by women in Ireland across two centuries, contradicting the received narrative of Irish poetry.'\u003cbr\u003e John Mcauliffe\u003cbr\u003e'[...] there is much here that will be fresh to readers or is made new by its juxtaposition with contrasting writers. ...Poetry by Women in Ireland provides an invaluable opportunity to reassess our understanding of Irish literature's history and its present.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Note on the Texts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElizabeth Varian (b.1821, wrote 1851–1896)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmily Hickey (b.1845, wrote 1881–1924)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKatharine Tynan (b.1858, wrote 1885–1931)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDora Sigerson Shorter (b.1866, wrote 1893–1918)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEva Gore-Booth (b.1870, wrote 1898–1926)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmily Lawless (b.1845, wrote 1902–1913)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSusan L. Mitchell (b.1866, wrote 1906–1926)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlice Milligan (b. 1866, wrote 1908–1953)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinifred M. Letts (b.1881, wrote 1913–1972)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEileen Shanahan (b.1901, wrote [1921]–1979)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMary Devenport O’Neill (b.1879, wrote 1929–1967)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlanaid Salkeld (b.1880, wrote 1933–1959)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSheila Wingfield (b.1906, wrote 1938–1992)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreda Laughton (b.1907, wrote1945–?)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhoda Coghill (b.1903, wrote 1948–2000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 1: Women Poets 1870–1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 2: Chronology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50470242386263,"sku":"9781846317569","price":109.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781846317569.jpg?v=1744897775","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/poetry-by-women-in-ireland-a-critical-anthology-1870-1970-9781846317569","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}