A Farewell to English
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A Farewell to English is a 1975 poetry collection by Irish poet Michael Hartnett in which he famously renounces writing in English in favor of the Irish language, making it a landmark work in modern Irish literature.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Farewell to English canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedLanguage | Irish language ⓘ |
| author | Michael Hartnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| creator | Michael Hartnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Irish literary revival of the 20th century ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark work in modern Irish literature ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm |
lyric poetry
ⓘ
political poetry ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Irish history
ⓘ
Irish language revival ⓘ postcolonial Ireland ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
bilingualism
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cultural identity ⓘ language ⓘ linguistic decolonization ⓘ national identity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modern Irish literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of writing in the Irish language
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renunciation of writing in English ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | marks Michael Hartnett’s turn from English to Irish ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
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