Seamus Heaney: An Introduction

by Richard Rankin Russell

Book Overview

The first detailed introduction to the entirety of Seamus Heaney's work
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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147440166X
• ISBN13: 9781474401661
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"