(Page numbers given refer to Collected Poems: Derek Mahon [CP]: The Gallery Press, 1999)
Poem Title |
Original Publication |
The Blackbird |
Poems 1962-1978, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1979 |
CP Page no |
110 |
Length / Form |
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Allusion to Classical figure |
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Allusion to Classical place |
The Hesperides (Mahon is referring to the garden of the Hesperides rather than the nymphs who tend it). |
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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