A Chastened Communion: Modern Irish Poetry and Catholicism

Title Page, Other Works in the Series, Copyright, Dedication, About the Author

A CHASTENED COMMUNION Irish Studies James MacKillop, Series Editor Other titles from Irish Studies Collaborative Dubliners: Joyce in Dialogue Vicki Mahaffey, ed. Ireland in Focus: Film, Photography, and Popular Culture Eóin Flannery and Michael Griffin, eds. The Irish Bridget: Irish Immigrant Women in Domestic Service in America, 1840–1930 Margaret Lynch-Brennan Irish Theater in America: Essays on Irish Theatrical Diaspora John P. Harrington, ed. Joyce, Imperialism, and Postcolonialism Leonard Orr, ed. Making Ireland Irish: Tourism and National Identity since the Irish Civil War Eric G. E. Zuelow Memory Ireland. Volume 1: History and Modernity; Volume 2: Diaspora and Memory Practices Oona Frawley, ed. The Midnight Court/Cúirt an Mheán Oíche Brian Merriman; David Marcus, trans.; Brian Ó Conchubhair, ed. Modern Irish Drama: W. B. Yeats to Marina Carr, Second Edition Sanford Sternlicht A CHASTENED COMMUNION Modern Irish Poetry and Catholicism A NDR EW J. AUGE Syracuse University Press Copyright © 2013 by Syracuse University Press Syracuse, New York 13244-5290 All Rights Reserved First Edition 2013 13 14 15 16 17 18 6 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. For a listing of books published and distributed by Syracuse University Press, visit our website at SyracuseUniversityPress.syr.edu. ISBN: 978-0-8156-3329-7 (cloth) 978-0-8156-5239-7 (e-book) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Auge, Andrew J. A chastened communion : modern Irish poetry and Catholicism / Andrew J. Auge. — First Edition. pages cm. — (Irish studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8156-3329-7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Irish poetry—History and criticism. 2. Catholic Church—In literature. 3. Religion in literature. I. Title. PB1331.A97 2013 821'.900938282—dc23 2013031278 Manufactured in the United States of America In memory of my parents Thomas E. Auge (1923–2002) M. Theresa (Moffitt) Auge (1922–2009) í¶Š Andrew J. Auge is professor of English at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. He has published articles on Irish poetry in LIT: Literature Interpretation Theory, New Hibernia Review, Contemporary Literature, and An Soinnach. ...