{"product_id":"dreaming-of-home-seven-irish-writers","title":"Dreaming of Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e«Gerald Dawe observes in the concluding lines of \u003ci\u003eDreaming of Home \u003c\/i\u003ethat the writers he admires most are those who convey a sense of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e‹the sheer joy in witnessing the world for its own sake.› Those same\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewords could apply to Dawe himself. His readings of seven writers\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ehere – Sean O’Casey, W.B. Yeats, John Montague, Patrick Kavanagh,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eDerek Mahon, Colette Bryce, and Gail McConnell – are animated as\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003emuch by the sheer joy of reading as by the need to analyse or explain.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThis is not just a wise book, but a joyous one.»\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Chris Morash, MRIA, FTCD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeamus Heaney Professor of Irish Writing, TCD)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e　\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this vibrant and accessible sequence of readings, Gerald Dawe explores the meaning of home in the work of Irish writers, including W. B. Yeats, Sean O’Casey, Derek Mahon and Gail McConnell. Providing ample encouragement to think about literary questions in a fresh and engaging way, \u003ci\u003eDreaming of Home \u003c\/i\u003econcludes with an afterword of praise for the example of the great American poet William Carlos Williams, who mattered greatly to Dawe’s own development as a poet. Scholarly and stylish in approach, \u003ci\u003eDreaming of Home \u003c\/i\u003eis an invaluable study for the general reader and student alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang International Academic Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54004240875864,"sku":null,"price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781800796553.jpg?v=1778377532","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/dreaming-of-home-seven-irish-writers","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}