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Louis MacNeice: Poems Selected by Michael Longley
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Louis MacNeice: Poems Selected by Michael Longley
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Michael Longley
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Series | Poet to Poet |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:128 | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 118 |
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Category/Genre | Poetry by individual poets |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780571226764
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Classifications | Dewey:821.912 |
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Edition |
Main - Poet to Poet
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Faber & Faber
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Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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Publication Date |
7 April 2005 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
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