O'Brien, Sean
Collected Poems
- ISBN 13:
- 9781447217350
- author:
- O'Brien, Sean
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Picador
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 528
- Dimensions:
- 22.2 x 14.4 x 4.6 cm
- Genre:
- Poetry, Drama & Criticism, Poetry,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
This comprehensive collection brings together almost 40 years of Sean O'Brien's poetry, offering a definitive guide to one of the leading English poets working today. Spanning various themes and forms, the poems showcase O'Brien's remarkable range and consistent quality.
From hells and heavens to underworlds and urban dystopias, O'Brien's imaginative theatre is characterized by his flair for the dramatic line, drawing comparisons to W.H. Auden. The collection also includes selections from his acclaimed dramatic writing and a version of Dante's Inferno.
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