Tradition and the (Re) Writing of Poetry in Roman Script by Derek Mahon

• Autores: Elisabeth Delattre
• Localización: Estudios irlandeses = Journal of Irish Studies, ISSN-e 1699-311X, Nº. 1, 2006, págs. 39-44
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper aims at showing in what way artistic and historical traditions constitute for Derek Mahon a fundamental element of poetic writing, which is perhaps only a form of rewriting. Our purpose will follow three main lines: first the matter of form, which appears to be traditional in many respects; the second part will belong to the order of representation, in so far as the poem contains a return to artistic and historical sources placed in a contrapuntal mode. The third aspect of this analysis will deal with what proves to be a quest for the ultimate, a reflection on creation. By way of consequence, writing becomes the very subject of the poem.