Poem
Nine Views of Uzbekistan, 1991
| Title | Nine Views of Uzbekistan, 1991 |
|---|---|
| Author | Theo Dorgan |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| What This Earth Cost Us | 2008 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #3257
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | What This Earth Cost Us |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 2008 |
| Publisher | Dedalus Press (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 106-7 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Details
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| Irish Context | |
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| Genre | Long (narrative) Poem |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | The poem is written at the backdrop of Uzbekistan's independence as a Republic in 1991 shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union and after decades of being a Soviet Socialist Republic since 1924. An Irish tourist visits the country and records these experiences. References, intertextual and historical, to the Revolution, curfews, policing, Lenin, Sancho Panza, and Alexander the Great frame issues of language, freedom, colonialism and religious tolerance. The title of the collection What the Earth Cost Us is a quote by Osip Mandelstam. |
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