Louis MacNeice and the Irish poetry of his time

• Published in: Choice Vol. 53; no. 10; p. 1479
• Main Author: Baggett, J S
• Format: Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: Middletown American Library Association dba CHOICE 01.06.2016
• Subjects: Biographies; British & Irish literature; Irish literature; MacNeice, Louis (1907-1963); Nonfiction; Poetry; Poets; Walker, Tom

Drawing extensively on archival research, Walker (Trinity College Dublin) illuminates [MacNeice]'s relationship with Irish poetry and literary networks of his time, oflering a detailed picture of Irish culture between the Irish literary revival and the 1960s. [Walker] challenges prevailing assu...