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<p>The first detailed introduction to the entirety of Seamus Heaney's work<br></p><p>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.<br></p><p>Key Features<br></p><ul> <li>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 </li> <li>Pays special attention to the marriage of form and

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Author

Russell, Richard Rankin (author.)

Publisher

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781474401678

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Poetry, Political Science