The Penguin Book of Elegy Writers & Artists In addition to presenting some

In addition to presenting some of the best poetry in Irish written since 1900

Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin

full colour illustrations throughout

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The Penguin Book of Elegy Writers & Artists In addition to presenting some'A tremendous sentimental education of a book a literary adventure chosen with a scholarly discernment mixed with a wild card flair fascinating and unignorable' Kate Kellaway, Observer (Poetry Book of the Month) Elegy is among the world's oldest forms of literature. Born in Ancient Greece, practised by the Romans, revitalized by the poets of the Renaissance and continuing down to the present day, it speaks eloquently and affectingly of the experience