The Sound of the Shuttle by Gerald Dawe

The Sound of the Shuttle by Gerald Dawe

The Sound of the Shuttle is an eloquent and compelling selection of essays written over four decades by Belfast-born poet Gerald Dawe, exploring the difficult and at times neglected territory of cultural belonging and northern Protestantism. The title, taken from a letter of John Keats during a journey through the north-east in 1818, evokes the lives, now erased from history, of the thousands of workers in the linen industry, tobacco factories and shipyards of Belfast. Sketching in literary, social and political contexts to widen the frame of reference, Dawe offers fascinating insights into the current debate about a 'New Ireland' by bringing into critical focus the experiences, beliefs and achievements of an (at times) maligned and often misread community, generally referred to as Northern protestants. In making the telling point that 'The jagged edges of the violent past are still locked within ideological vices', The Sound of the Shuttle is an insightful and honest report based upon many years of creative and critical practice. An essential book for our changing times.

Dawe, Gerald: - Gerald Dawe was educated at the University of Ulster, Coleraine, and the National University of Ireland, Galway. A Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, he is Director of the Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing and senior lecturer in the School of English at TCD. His seven collections of poetry include The Lundys Letter, Sunday School and Points West. His Selected Poems was published in 2012. He has also published a volume of collected criticism, The Proper Word; a memoir, My Mother-City; and a number of anthologies, including Earth Voices Whispering: An Anthology of Irish War Poetry, 1914-1945.He was the John J. Burns Visiting Professor at Boston College and Charles Heimbold Professor in Irish Studies at Villanova University, Philadelphia. He lives in County Dublin.

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ISBN 13	9781788551069
ISBN 10	1788551060
Title	The Sound of the Shuttle
Author	Gerald Dawe
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Irish Academic Press Ltd
Year published	2020-01-06
Number of pages	200
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