‘Turning One Sort of Poetry into Another’: Medbh McGuckian’s Captain Lavender and the Surface Reader

This essay assesses the cultural importance of Medbh McGuckian’s fifth collection of poems, Captain Lavender from 1994, and argues that it is a pivotal collection in McGuckian’s overall achievement marked by a decisive shift in her themes and technique. The essay places the work in the context of t...

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Main Author: Richard Kirkland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies 2021-11-01
Series:Review of Irish Studies in Europe
Online Access:https://www.imageandnarrative.be/index.php/rise/article/view/2833
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