Seamus Heaney (Text Only)

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Seamus Heaney (Text Only)

Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards) Poetry by individual poets Poetry by form Biography: writers Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Literary studies: postcolonial literature Literary studies: from c 2000 Literary studies: poetry and poets Literary reference works

Author: Helen Vendler

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Language: English

Published by: Fontana Press

Published on: 30th August 2012

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 370 Kb

ISBN: 9780007400133


About the Poet

A dazzling short assessment of the life and work of the poet and winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for literature.

Published Collections

Among Heaney’s many published collections are Death of a Naturalist, North, Field Work, Station Island and Spirit Level (May 1996), which was that rarest of things: a collection of poetry that was also a bestseller.

His Poetry

Yet despite his popularity, Heaney’s poetry can be difficult and intractable, not least because it is linked to two rich literary traditions, the English and the Irish.

Critical Reception

Helen Vendler is one of the finest literary critics writing today. First published in 2000, her book is the clear, explicatory work of criticism, relating the poet to his poetry, that Heaney deserves.

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