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The emerald isle: a poem

The emerald isle: a poem

Phillips, Charles

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General PoetryBritish History

ISBN10: 9389247675
ISBN13: 9789389247671
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 29 2019
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.51 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Step onto the shore of The Emerald Isle and hear a country speaking in music and memory. Ireland sings here, bright, unguarded. Charles Phillips shapes a classic narrative poem whose romantic era verse carries you through changing skies, ancestral feeling, and the pull of belonging. Presented as the complete poem text, this is Irish landscape poetry at full stretch: the land as theatre, witness, and home. Without relying on scholarly apparatus, Phillips' flowing cadence invites a first-time reader as readily as it rewards a reread, making it ideal Irish literature for students as well as anyone seeking Ireland in verse. The poem's lasting appeal lies in its devotion to place and in its searching sense of Irish cultural identity, voiced with the confidence and tenderness that mark the best 19th century Irish poetry. It captures the Romantic-era fascination with nature and nation, and it reminds modern readers how poetry helped shape Ireland's self-image in print. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Set beside the lyric tradition associated with Thomas Moore Irish poetry and the later imaginative reach of W B Yeats poetry, Phillips' work stands as an Ireland literary classic worth keeping close. For classic poetry for collectors, it offers a handsome return to a lesser-seen title; for casual readers, a vivid, heartfelt journey across a storied island. A keepsake for shelves.

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