Second Time Round: Fugal Memory in Ciaran Carson’s For All We Know

The influence of musical traditions on Ciaran Carson’s work has long been noted. Carson’s use of fugue forms, especially in For All We Know (2008), however, suggests a different, and perhaps more political, relation to form than can be found in his earlier collections. As can be seen with comparison...

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Published in:	Review of Irish Studies in Europe
Main Author:	Timothy C. Baker
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies 2016-07-01
Subjects:	Ciaran Carson Paul Celan Poetry Northern Irish Poetry Music
Online Access:	https://www.imageandnarrative.be/index.php/rise/article/view/1240

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