Seamus Heaney and the emblems of hope / Karen Marguerite Moloney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moloney, Karen Marguerite, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mythology, Celtic, in literature.

Sovereignty in literature.

English poetry--Irish authors--History and criticism.

English poetry.

Irish poetry--History and criticism.

Irish poetry.

Ireland--In literature.

Ireland.

Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013--Criticism and interpretation.

Heaney, Seamus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Explores Seamus Heaney's adaptation of the Celtic ritual known as the Feis of Tara, demonstrates the sovereignty motif's continued relevance in works by Irish poets Thomas Kinsella, John Montague, Eavan Boland, and Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill, and refutes criticism that charges sexism and overemphasizes sacrifice in Heaney's poetry"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Seamus Heaney and the Emblems of Hope

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction Sympathy into Symbol

1 Sovereignty and the Irish Talent

2 Millennia in Their Eyes

3 Heaney's Love to Ireland

4 The Fish and the Fisher King

5 Bridegroom to the Goddess

6 Remembering the Giver

Appendix to Chapter 6

Conclusion Praying at the Water's Edge

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-197) and index.

ISBN:

0-8262-6589-8

OCLC:

186322237