Withdrawal back to Earth: Derek Mahon’s Gaian Vision

In the present essay, Derek Mahon’s last four collections, from Life on Earth (2008) all the way to Washing Up (2020), are analysed in the context of ecology. I argue here that Mahon’s increased attention to man-caused environmental destruction is predicated on a withdrawal from the world of profit-...

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Main Author: Wit Pietrzak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Española de Estudios Irlandeses 2024-03-01
Series:Estudios Irlandeses
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Online Access:https://www.estudiosirlandeses.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/19_2024_Wit-Pietrzak_EI_17_04.pdf