The Indignant Muse

Terry Moylan

ISBN 10: 1843516640 / ISBN 13: 9781843516644

Published by The Lilliput Press Ltd, IE, 2016

This landmark work contains a remarkable selection of 560 of the thousands of songs and poems created during, and reflecting upon, the most extraordinary decade of Ireland's history. This opened with the Dublin Lockout of 1913 and ended with the post-independence civil war, embracing World War I, the Rising of 1916, and the Anglo-Irish war. The Indignant Muse also includes 177 musical airs and 136 illustrations. Seller Inventory # LU-9781843516644

Synopsis:

This landmark work contains a remarkable selection of 560 of the thousands of songs and poems created during, and reflecting upon, the most extraordinary decade of Ireland’s history. This opened with the Dublin Lockout of 1913 and ended with the post-independence civil war, embracing World War I, the Rising of 1916, and the Anglo-Irish war. The Indignant Muse also includes 177 musical airs and 136 illustrations.

About the Author: Editor Terry Moylan is a traditional music historian, piper and set-dance teacher at Dublin’s Brooks Academy. He has edited two earlier keynote books for Lilliput: Johnny O’Leary of Sliabh Luachra: Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border (1994, 2nd ed. 2014), and The Age of Revolution in the Irish Song Tradition 1776-1815 (2000).

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Indignant Muse
Publisher: The Lilliput Press Ltd, IE
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New