Seamus Heaney's early work : poetic responsibility and the troubles / Daniel Xerri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Xerri, Daniel.

Series:

Irish research series Seamus Heaney's early work

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Heaney, Seamus.

English literature--20th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (108 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bethesda, MD : Maunsel & Co., c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Discusses a critical element in the early poetry of Seamus Heaney: the question of poetic duty and responsibility, with specific reference to the poetry he published before moving from Ulster to the Irish Republic. The work demonstrates how his first four poetry collections exhibit a progression in how the poet, after coming to grips with his artistic vocation, finally discovers the means by which to address the terrible events that afflicted Northern Ireland at the time.

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""PREFACE""; ""CHAPTER 1 Heaney�s Poet and Tightrope-Walking1""; ""CHAPTER 2 Growing into a King of the Dark: Death of a Naturalist (1966) and Door into the Dark (1969)""; ""CHAPTER 3 The Swinging Tongue in Vowelling Embrace: Wintering Out (1972)""; ""CHAPTER 4 Unearthing Befitting Emblems of Adversity: North (1975)""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

922977946