James Clarence Manganese
James Clarence Mangan (born May 1, 1803 in Dublin as James Mangan, † June 20, 1849 ) was an Irish poet.
Adolescent years
Mangan's father was initially a teacher and then tried his hand at grocery shopping with little success.
James attended a Jesuit school. There he learned among other things Latin, Spanish, French and Italian. Up to the age of 15 he attended two other schools. Early on, James had to make a living for the family. He worked as a paralegal, as an assistant in the Dublin City Council and as a cataloger in the Dublin University Library .
Literary career
Mangan's first poem was published in 1818. Two years later, Mangan added the first name Clarence to his name. He learned German through self-study and from 1830 onwards produced fairly free translations, for example by Goethe . From 1834 Mangan published in the Dublin University Journal. From 1840 onwards, translations from Turkish, Persian, Arabic and Irish into English appeared.
Although Mangan's early poems were mostly apolitical, his late work, created during the Great Famine in Ireland , tends towards nationalism . Three historically significant works from that period are My Dark Rosaleen , Róisín Dubh and A Vision of Connaught in the Thirteenth Century . Manganese, addicted to opium and alcohol, was friends with the two Irish nationalists John Mitchel and Thomas Osborne Davis . Mangan's poems also appear in the nationalist Irish weekly The Nation from October 1842 and in Duffy's Irish Catholic Magazine from 1847 . On the advice of his friend, clergyman Father Charles Patrick Meehan , the poet wrote a short autobiography, probably towards the end of his life. This remained unfinished and was published in Dublin University Magazine in May 1849 . A "completed" version appeared in Dublin in 2001, but turned out to be a forgery.
Manganese was lonely and difficult. He suffered from depression and irrational fears. The eccentric appeared in public in a long coat. He also wore green glasses and a blonde wig. At the age of 46, the poor poet, weakened by hunger and alcohol, succumbed to cholera . Manganese is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery .
The poet's estate is housed in the National Library of Ireland , the Royal Irish Academy and the archives of Trinity College Dublin .
effect
Mangan's poems My Dark Rosaleen , Siberia , Nameless One , A Vision of Connaught in the Thirteenth Century , The Funerals , To the Ruins of Donegal Castle , Pleasant Prospects for the Land-eaters and Woman of Three Cows have stood the test of time .
After Mangan's death, John Mitchel wrote a biography of the poet. Years later, in 1884, Father CP Meehan's biography of Mangans appeared.
William Butler Yeats counted Manganese next to Thomas Osborne Davis and Samuel Ferguson among the best Irish poets. James Joyce wrote a brilliant Manganese essay. This deserves special attention, as Joyce was careful with Irish literary traditions, that is, his predecessors.
Of the more recent Irish authors, Mangan has influenced, among others: Thomas Kinsella , Michael Smith , James McCabe and David Wheatley . The songwriter and singer Shane MacGowan is not only inspired by Mangan for new works, but also for his lifestyle . The Irish Brian Moore published the novel Mangan's Legacy in 1979 .
literature
- James Clarence Mangan: Selected Writings . ISBN 978-1-900621-92-2 .
- John William Cousin: A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature . JM Dent & sons / EP Dutton, London / New York 1910.
- Henry Boylan: A Dictionary of Irish Biography . Gill and Macmillan, Dublin 1978.
Web links
- 10 poems by James Clarence Mangan on poetryx.com .
- Short biography on irishcultureandcustoms.com .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Manganese, James Clarence |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mangan, James (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish lyric poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1849 |
| Place of death | Ireland |