Clarke, Austin (Vol. 9) - Clarke, Austin 1896–1974
Clarke, Austin 1896–1974
Clarke was an Irish poet, critic, playwright, and novelist. Greatly influenced by Irish myth and legend, Clarke, according to M. L. Rosenthal, had an "identification with Ireland … as complete and unself-conscious as with his own family … the criticisms he directs against her have the domestic authenticity … of a man complaining of wife or mother." Regarded by many to be the greatest Irish poet after Yeats, Clarke wrote poetry and verse dramas with fresh, open rhymes characterized by a linguistic energy and a concern for local and topical matters. (See also CLC, Vol. 6, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 29-32; obituary, Vols. 49-52; Contemporary Authors Permanent Series, Vol. 2.)
Austin Clarke's repute was a local affair until the publication of his Ancient Lights in 1955. The good news was carried beyond the Irish Sea in time for the reception of Later Poems in 1961. It is widely...
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