Eavan Boland's Muse Mothers

Heather Clark

doi:10.1002/9781444328066.ch50

Eavan Boland's Muse Mothers

Heather Clark

Marlboro College

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This chapter contains sections titled:

References and Further Reading

Original language	English
Title of host publication	A Companion to Irish Literature
Editors	Julia M. Wright
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Blackwell
Chapter	50
Pages	328-344
Number of pages	17
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781444328066
ISBN (Print)	9781405188098
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444328066.ch50
Publication status	Published - 12 Nov 2010
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
Publisher	Wiley–Blackwell

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