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BIBLIOGRAPHY
London Magazine Editions / The Menard Press. ISBN 0904388913. 2002 The Secret Gloss. A Film Play on the Life and Work of Soren Kierkegaard Elliott & Thompson. ISBN 9781904027676. 2008 A highly original discourse on the life and ideas of one of the world's greatest thinkers, The Secret Gloss perfectly captures both the tragic and comic aspects of the man, whose life was considered merely eccentric in his own time and whose reputation would not be properly re-considered until many years after his death. Take Five 07. Translations Elliott & Thompson. ISBN 1904027377. 2005 Augustus Young returns to Ireland to launch his previous book, Light Years. Humorously satirical, entertaining, but also acutely reflective about a culture in transition and the possibilities of its survival. Light Years Augustus
Young arrives in London from Ireland and introduces us to his vision of
‘Living in England’ in 1967. The action then moves to 1969,
with Augustus now leading ‘The Bohemian Life’ from his
bedsit in Notting Hill. The final section, ‘Requiescat in
Pace’, returns to Ireland. A diversity of styles and idioms
is used to re-enact the author’s own literary development.
Day & Nights in Hendon
The Menard Press. ISBN 1874320373. 2002
Fourteen elegies written in the last months of a five-year sojourn in the High Down (Heandun), celebrating the unexpected pastoral laziness of the life of its people, despite the urban sprawl. Lightning in Low Places Cranagh Press, University of Ulster, Coleraine. ISBN 0953727025. 2000 Thirteen poems based around the author’s family, childhood and his memories about them. Lampion and His Bandits. Literature of the Cordel in Brazil The Menard Press. ISBN 1874320039. 1994 An introduction to the world of the traditional bandits of the Brazilian Northeast, and to the ballad singers and the public which has kept their memory alive. Includes English versions of these compositions, notably ‘Lampion in Hell’, together with original poems by Augustus Young about the Northeast and a quasi-cordel on Brian Coffey. ABC da Inflacäo / ABC of Inflation José Neves da Silva. Translated by Augustus Young The Honest Ulsterman Publications. ISBN 187085005. 1991 Translation of a potent political cordel, the popular street poetry of the Brazilian Northeast, commenting on the burdens of the life of the poor. Adaptations Hardpressed Poetry. Limited edition. 1989 Versions of five poems by Brecht and an extract from Augustus Young’s adaptation of Mayakovsky’s ‘Interlude’. The Credit. Book Two / Book Three Drawings by John Parsons Advent Books /The Menard Press. ISBN 0903400952. 1986 Continuation of The Credit (see below). Deals with the other side of Hugo’s story, starting with his early death, and charts his return to life, a resurrection though the underworld. The Credit. A Comedy of Empeiria The Menard Press. ISBN 0903400537. 1980 A discursive poem about Hugo’s search for success in life, with dubious outcomes, but the overt storyline is indeed a sub-plot to the main narrative of ideas. The verse is syllabically based ottava rima. Dánta Grádha. Love Poems from the Irish (AD 1350-1750) Second edition The Menard Press / Advent Books. ISBN 0903400529. 1980 This second edition contains an extra poem-version, among other additions and changes. Tapestry of Animals Illustrations by Brenda Rudolf The Menard Press. ISBN 0903400316. 1977 A bestiary for mature children and well-tempered adults. Rosemaries. A Verse Sequence Advent Books. Limited edition. 1976 Divided into four sections, these verses draw on the author’s memories of childhood and younger days in Ireland. Dánta Grádha. Love Poems from the Irish (AD 1350-1750) Calligraphy by Dennis Hadfield The Menard Press / Advent Books. ISBN 0903400022. 1975 Versions of eighteen poems from An Anthology of Irish Love Poetry, collected and edited by TF O’Rahilly, 1926. Here Young imitates the metrical effects of the originals, using an irregular syntax which brings out the scholastic sting in the lyrical tail, clarifying textual obscurities. On Loaning Hill New Writers’ Press. Limited edition. 1972 Augustus Young’s first extended collection of nearly one hundred poems. Survival New Writers’ Press. Limited edition. 1969 Augustus Young’s first collection, comprising fourteen poems, already manifesting his departure from the conventions of contemporary Irish poetry. Some of the titles no longer available from the publishers can be found on Amazon. |
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