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Louis MacNeice: Poems Selected by Michael Longley

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Louis MacNeice: Poems Selected by Michael Longley
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Michael Longley
SeriesPoet to Poet
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 118
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780571226764
ClassificationsDewey:821.912
Audience
General
Edition Main - Poet to Poet

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 7 April 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their selection of verses and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their introductions, the selectors offer a passionate and accessible introduction to some of the greatest poets in history. Louis MacNeice was born in Belfast in 1907 and educated at Marlborough and Merton College, Oxford. For most of his working life he was a writer and producer for BBC radio. His death in 1963 was sudden and unexpected.

Author Biography

Louis MacNeice was born in Belfast in 1907, the son of a Church of Ireland rector, later a bishop. He was educated in England at Sherborne, Marlborough and Merton College, Oxford. His first book of poems, Blind Fireworks, appeared in 1929, and he subsequently worked as a translator, literary critic, playwright, autobiographer, BBC producer and feature writer. The Burning Perch, his last volume of poems, appeared shortly before his death in 1965.