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- Title
Beyond the Pale: irishness and White supremacy in 1990s america.
- Authors
Casey, Natasha
- Abstract
"De Civitate Hominum," a poem by County Kerry--born thomas McGreevy, prompted by his tours of duty in the british expeditionary Force during the Great War of 1914-18, ultimately bears grim witness to the death of a british airman. As such, it begs to be read in relation to W. b. Yeats's bestknown poem associated with the Great War, "An Irish Airman foresees his Death." Unlike Yeats's poem, which retains iconic status a century after its composition, McGreevy's remains relatively overlooked. "De Civitate Hominum" warrants attention on its intrinsic merits and by virtue of its distinctive qualities--formal, stylistic, and thematic. but, particularly in light of the centenary commemoration of Ireland's deep involvement in the Great War, it also invites attention as a conspicuous "foil" to "An Irish Airman foresees his death," a poem inseparable from "on being asked for a War Poem," Yeats's famous refusal to contribute verses to the public discourse on the Great War.
- Subjects
DE Civitate Hominum (Poem); MCGREEVY, Thomas; IRISH poetry; IRISH poets; YEATS, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Irish Studies, 2020, Vol 43, p147
- ISSN
0703-1459
- Publication type
Article