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Seamus Heaney - An Introduction (Paperback)
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Seamus Heaney - An Introduction (Paperback)
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The first detailed introduction to the entirety of Seamus Heaney's
work This study will enable readers to gain clearer understanding
of the life and major works of Seamus Heaney. It considers literary
influences on Heaney, ranging from English poets such as
Wordsworth, Hughes, and Auden to Irish poets such as Kavanagh and
Yeats to world poets such as Virgil and Dante. It shows how Heaney
was closely attuned to poetry's impact on daily life and current
events even as he articulated a convincing apologia for poetry's
own life and integrity. Discussing Heaney's deep immersion in Irish
Catholicism, this book demonstrates how faith influenced his belief
system, poetry and politics. Finally, it also considers how deeply
Heaney's artistic endeavours were intertwined with politics in
Northern Ireland, especially through his embrace of constitutional
nationalism but rejection of physical force republicanism. Key
Features Includes sections on biography, historical, cultural and
political contexts, poetry and other genres, as well as a
concluding section on primary works and secondary criticism Pays
special attention to the marriage of form and content in the poetry
and how they work together to express subtle shades of meaning
Offers close readings of Heaney's canonical poems throughout his
career, including the early seminal poems such as Digging, the 'bog
poems', and his many elegies, such as Casualty, Station Island, and
Clearances Draws on drafts of the poems and prose at the Heaney
archives at Emory University and the National Library of Ireland
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