Libro · 2002 · Jim Haughey

The First World War in Irish Poetry

This first book-length study of Irish poetry about the First World War, examines the extent to which the war has been preserved and appropriated in Irish memory. While the earlier chapters explore the various historical myths about Ireland's role in the war and review the war verse written by Irish soldier poets, the attention later shifts to Irish poets on the various home fronts who express a wide range of attitudes toward the war.