Poem
Schopenhauer's Day
| Title | Schopenhauer's Day |
|---|---|
| Author | Derek Mahon |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Yellow Book | 1997 | Print Collection | View Details |
| New Collected Poems | 2011 | Print Collection | View Details |
Translations
Connected translations of this poem.
| Title | Author | Collection/Anthology | Year | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (untitled) | Keith Payne | Migrant Shores: Irish, Moroccan & Galician Poetry | 2017 | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #1964
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | New Collected Poems |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2011 |
| Publisher | The Gallery Press (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 203-204 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
|---|---|
| War / Genocide Referenced | |
| Languages | |
| Genre | Part Of Lyric Sequence |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Paratext Text | The recent past always presents itself as if destroyed by catastrophes. -- T. W. Adorno |
| Notes | Historical context ambiguous, set both in the lifetime of the German philosopher, and present day. References to Weimar Republic, dictators, war. Note change of epigraph for version published in New Collected Poems, as well as added reference to "GI Joe". |
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