Poem
In Cologne Cathedral
| Title | In Cologne Cathedral |
|---|---|
| Author | Anthony Glavin |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wrong Side of the Alps | 1989 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #2932
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | The Wrong Side of the Alps |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1989 |
| Page Number(s) | 32 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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No |
No |
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No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
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| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | A short lyric poem which marries the hemlock that killed the philosopher Socrates with a 'marauding ion' of the Hiroshima bomb - both symbols of human folly and self-destruction. Cologne Cathedral, the location of the poem, was frequently bombed during World War II - and the mention of Rodin's Cathedral sculpture (of two touching hands) gives credence to the image of hemlock and radiation combining. |
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