(Page numbers given refer to Collected Poems: Derek Mahon [CP]: The Gallery Press, 1999)
Poem Title |
Original Publication |
Homage to Malcolm Lowry |
The Snow Party, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975 |
CP Page no |
61 |
Length / Form |
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Allusion to Classical figure |
Odysseus, the Muse |
Allusion to Classical place |
The gates of horn and ivory |
Relationship to Classical text |
The depiction of Lowry making a ‘round-the-cosmos trip’ and his depiction as ‘tempest torn’ suggests that Mahon has the Odyssey in mind and, therefore, Penelope’s depiction of the gates of horn and ivory (Odyssey 19, l.560-569). |
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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