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The Resource Seamus Heaney, Andrew Murphy

Seamus Heaney, Andrew Murphy

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"In this second edition of his popular volume on Heaney, Andrew Murphy offers an accessible and wide-ranging study of the poet's work, charting the trajectory of Heaney's career and placing his work within its various contexts. Seamus Heaney is one of the foremost poets of his generation and his work is highly prized by scholars and general readers alike. It is a measure of his success as a writer, and of the high-esteem in which he is held, that he has been appointed to professorships at both Harvard and Oxford and that he was, in 1955, awarded the Nobel Prize of Literature. The appeal of Heaney's poetry lies in its gracefulness, its meticulous attention to the sound and structure of language, and the range of topics engaged by the poet, from the precise particularity of the local and the familial to greater political, social and cultural themes. Heaney's poetry is seen within the framework of the Irish poetic tradition and the poet is also located within his crucial social and political context as a writer from the North of Ireland, who seeks a fruitful engagement with the conflicts affecting his homeland. Heaney emerges from this clearly written study as a complex and multi-faceted figure, passionately engaged by poetry and politics alike."--BOOK JACKET
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
2nd ed.
Extent
xiv, 143 pages
Contents
  • 1. 'Living roots awaken in my head': Place and Displacement
  • 2. 'Where the fault is opening': Politics and Mythology
  • 3. 'I hear again the sure confusing drum': Reversions and Revisions
  • 4. 'It was marvellous and actual': Familiarity and Fantasy
  • 5. 'Ourselves again, free-willed again, not bad': The Unpartitioned Intellect
Isbn
9780746309629
Instance
Label
Seamus Heaney
Title
Seamus Heaney
Statement of responsibility
Andrew Murphy
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"In this second edition of his popular volume on Heaney, Andrew Murphy offers an accessible and wide-ranging study of the poet's work, charting the trajectory of Heaney's career and placing his work within its various contexts. Seamus Heaney is one of the foremost poets of his generation and his work is highly prized by scholars and general readers alike. It is a measure of his success as a writer, and of the high-esteem in which he is held, that he has been appointed to professorships at both Harvard and Oxford and that he was, in 1955, awarded the Nobel Prize of Literature. The appeal of Heaney's poetry lies in its gracefulness, its meticulous attention to the sound and structure of language, and the range of topics engaged by the poet, from the precise particularity of the local and the familial to greater political, social and cultural themes. Heaney's poetry is seen within the framework of the Irish poetic tradition and the poet is also located within his crucial social and political context as a writer from the North of Ireland, who seeks a fruitful engagement with the conflicts affecting his homeland. Heaney emerges from this clearly written study as a complex and multi-faceted figure, passionately engaged by poetry and politics alike."--BOOK JACKET
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UKM
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Murphy, Andrew
Dewey number
821.914
Illustrations
portraits
Index
index present
LC call number
PR6058.E2
LC item number
Z79 2000
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Writers and their work
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  • Heaney, Seamus
  • Ireland
Label
Seamus Heaney, Andrew Murphy
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-138) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. 'Living roots awaken in my head': Place and Displacement -- 2. 'Where the fault is opening': Politics and Mythology -- 3. 'I hear again the sure confusing drum': Reversions and Revisions -- 4. 'It was marvellous and actual': Familiarity and Fantasy -- 5. 'Ourselves again, free-willed again, not bad': The Unpartitioned Intellect
Control code
44100426
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
2nd ed.
Extent
xiv, 143 pages
Isbn
9780746309629
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
portrait
Label
Seamus Heaney, Andrew Murphy
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-138) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. 'Living roots awaken in my head': Place and Displacement -- 2. 'Where the fault is opening': Politics and Mythology -- 3. 'I hear again the sure confusing drum': Reversions and Revisions -- 4. 'It was marvellous and actual': Familiarity and Fantasy -- 5. 'Ourselves again, free-willed again, not bad': The Unpartitioned Intellect
Control code
44100426
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
2nd ed.
Extent
xiv, 143 pages
Isbn
9780746309629
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
portrait

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