(Page numbers given refer to Collected Poems: Derek Mahon [CP]: The Gallery Press, 1999)
Poem Title |
Original Publication |
Light Music |
Light Music, Belfast: Ulsterman Publications, 1977 |
CP Page no |
70-74 |
Length / Form |
A series of short, haiku-like stanzas |
Allusion to Classical figure |
Elpenor, who is buried with his oar in Odyssey 12 (l.8-15). Mahon also refers to this scene in ‘Lives’ (CP, p.44-46). |
Allusion to Classical place |
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Relationship to Classical text |
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Close translation of words/phrases/excerpts |
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Classical/post-Classical intertexts |
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Further Comment |
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Further Analysis |
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