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Derek Mahon: The Lady from the Sea

Poem Title

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The Lady from the Sea

Life on Earth, Oldcastle: The Gallery Press, 2008

Not included in CP

Allusion to Classical figure Muse, Siren

Relationship to Classical text Continues the Odyssean imagery of Sirens, introduced in the previous poem, 'Circe and Sirens.'

Classical/post-Classical intertexts Henrik Ibsen's play The Lady from the Sea (1888) is Mahon's primary source.

Derek Mahon