Poem
Trilogy for X
| Title | Trilogy for X |
|---|---|
| Author | Louis MacNeice |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis MacNeice: Collected Poems | 2007 | Print Collection | View Details |
| Louis MacNeice: Collected Poems | 2007 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #3044
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Louis MacNeice: Collected Poems |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2007 |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber (UK) |
| Page Number(s) | 697-700 |
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 | Lyric Sequence |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Paratext Text | (For X) Summer, 1938 |
| Notes | This poem was included in *The Last Ditch* under the title 'Three Poems Apart' and published by the Cuala Press in 1940. This poem appears also in *Plant and Phantom* which was published in 1941.The third section of this poem makes reference to European headlines depicting ‘beasts of fable’. Reference is also made to searchlights and to the figure of a soldier/pilot. The context appears to be WW2. |
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