Sir Van Morrison is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist, who is widely considered one of the most important songwriters of the past century. His extraordinary achievements have been recognised with honorary doctorates from both the University of Ulster and Queen's University Belfast and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.Eamonn Hughes, editor of this volume, taught for many years in the School of English at Queen's University Belfast. He is a specialist in Irish literary and cultural studies.

Sir Van Morrison is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist, who is widely considered one of the most important songwriters of the past century. His extraordinary achievements have been recognised with honorary doctorates from both the University of Ulster and Queen's University Belfast and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.Eamonn Hughes, editor of this volume, taught for many years in the School of English at Queen's University Belfast. He is a specialist in Irish literary and cultural studies.