Paul Painting Paul: Self-Portraiture and Subjectivity in Durcan’s Poetry

In a significant number of Paul Durcan’s poems, a ‘character’ named Paul Durcan makes an appearance. Part autobiographical trace, part fictional construct, what does this enigmatic persona have to say about authorship, subjectivity and the potential for self-portraiture via poetic form? This article...

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Main Author: Kathleen McCracken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Estudos Irlandeses 2012-11-01
Series:ABEI Journal
Online Access:http://revistas.fflch.usp.br/abei/article/view/3614