Poem

Sentries

Title Sentries
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 #3048
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology Louis MacNeice: Collected Poems
Date of Publication 2007
Publisher Faber and Faber (UK)
Page Number(s) 777
Publication Overview
Translation Is Multilingual Explicit Irish Context? Ekphrasis Has Paratext? Reference to News, Media or Technology
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Details
Human Rights Issues
War / Genocide Referenced
Languages
Genre Short Lyric
Medium Print Collection
Paratext Text [1944]
Notes This poem ambiguously depicts figures who are involved, in some measure, in warfare. The date of publication suggests that WW2 is the context to which this poem responds.
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