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Orpheus
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- Book Synopsis
- In the two parallel sequences that make up this collection, Orpheus, the lyric singer of ancient Greece, is brought back to life twice: the original singer is returned to the world after being torn apart by maenads, and his spirit finds new voice in a singer-songwriter of the present moment.
- About The Author
- Theo Dorgan is one of the best known Irish poets of his generation. Born in Cork in 1953, he is the author of many collections of poems including Greek (2010) and Nine Bright Shiners (2014) which won the Irish Times Poetry Now Award. His prose publications include Sailing for Home (2004) and Time on the Ocean: A Voyage from Cape Horn to Cape Town (2010). He is a former Director of Poetry Ireland and is a frequent radio and television broadcaster in Ireland. His awards include the O'Shaughnessy Prize for Irish Poetry in 2010 and the Listowel Prize in 1992. He is a member of Aosdána, the Irish affiliation of writers and artists.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781910251300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Dedalus Press, (19 April 2018)
- Number of Pages
- 79
- Weight
- 123 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 148 x 5 mm
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