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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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
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
cultural identity
language
linguistic decolonization
national identity
language English
literaryMovement modern Irish literature
notableFor advocacy of writing in the Irish language
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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Michael Hartnett notableWork A Farewell to English