Making hay: Paul Muldoon and pastoral

• Published in: Irish studies review Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 307 - 320
• Main Author: Twiddy, Iain
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.08.2011
• Subjects: Death; epic; Family; Fathers; Hay; Marriage; Muldoon; Northern Ireland; pastoral; Peace; Poetry; Virgil; War; Youth

In his 1998 collection Hay, Paul Muldoon turns to Virgil for personal guidance through what he calls his 'crise/d'un certain âge', but also for help in negotiating problems of national significance. For Muldoon, Virgil is the poet of aftermath, whose double perspectives allow him to e...