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OverviewFor about 300 years Dubliners have been creating ballads, `rec-im-itations' and parodies - commenting in verse form - with a mischievous disregard for both the laws of libel and the canons of poetry - on everything from social events, public affairs, the city's monuments and institutions, politics, murder cases and sporting events, to their fellow citizens and street characters. Many of the ballads, in addition to showing the Dubliner's instinct for the value of words and wit, also provide an easily accessible guide to the ordinary occurrences of life in the city and a glimpse into traditions of the past. This is the tradition in which Vincent Caprani writes. So if you want to be reminded of what happened to Gough's Statue in the `Phaynix Park', to learn more about The Whore of Hackballscross, or if you want to be entertained by `pomes' that are by turns funny, touching and nostalgic, this is the very book for you. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Vincent CapraniPublisher: Gill Imprint: Gill Books Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 19.70cm Weight: 0.249kg ISBN: 9780717150199ISBN 10: 0717150194 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 09 September 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationVincent Caprani is a retired Dublin printer and trade unionist of Italian extraction. To many Dubliners he is known simply as `Capper'. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |