Poem
Place of a Skull
| Title | Place of a Skull |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Publication Instance Details #3028
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Louis MacNeice: Collected Poems |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2007 |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber (UK) |
| Page Number(s) | 279 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
|---|---|
| War / Genocide Referenced | |
| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | This oblique poem alludes to the death of a soldier. Given the publication date of the collection in which this poem was originally included, *Holes in the Sky* (1948), the context appears to be WW2. |
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