‘Turning One Sort of Poetry into Another’: Medbh McGuckian’s Captain Lavender and the Surface Reader
This essay assesses the cultural importance of Medbh McGuckian’s fifth collection of poems, Captain Lavender from 1994, and argues that it is a pivotal collection in McGuckian’s overall achievement marked by a decisive shift in her themes and technique. The essay places the work in the context of th...
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European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies
2021-11-01
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| Series: | Review of Irish Studies in Europe |
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| Online Access: | http://risejournal.eu/index.php/rise/article/view/2833/2281 |