| Cynthia Contributor(s): Lynch, Angelina (Editor), Fogarty, Anne (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 184682107X ISBN-13: 9781846821073 Publisher: Four Courts Press OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2010 Annotation: Cynthia (1604) is a fascinating sonnet sequence by Richard Nugent, a member of a longestablished Old English dynasty based in County Meath. The poems which record Nugents hopeless love for an unyielding mistress subtly transpose many of the reigning conceits of Tudor poetry. Cynthia unites the roles of Elizabeth I and a local Irishwoman, simultaneously allegorizing the poets love of Ireland and his loyalty to the English crown. Nugents account of the psychic damage wrought by his beloveds cruelty testifies to the difficulties that members of the Old English community had in maintaining these dual and often incompatible allegiances. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.3 |
| Series: Literature of Early Modern Ireland |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 6.25" W x 9.75" (0.65 lbs) 82 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |