Poem
St Margaret of Cortona
| Title | St Margaret of Cortona |
|---|---|
| Author | Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collected Poems (Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin) | 2020 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #2935
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Collected Poems (Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin) |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2020 |
| Publisher | The Gallery Press (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 158 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
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| Irish Context | |
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| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Paratext Text | Patroness of the Lock Hospital, Townsend Street, Dublin |
| Notes | St Margaret of Cortona was before her conversion the lover of a nobleman in Montepulciano, Italy. She is the patron saint of the Lock Hospital, which mainly treated women with sexually transmitted diseases. Many of them were prostitutes. The poem presents scenes of violence and misogyny, drawing on the life of the Italian saint to address questions of women's fates in 19th and 20th c Ireland. First published in The Brazen Serpent (1994). |
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