The Poetry of Seamus Heaney: All the Realms of Whisper

by Elmer Andrews

Book Overview

In this collection of critical responses to Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney's poetry, Elmer Andrews presents the debates surrounding the poet's work and popular appeal. The writings gathered in this Columbia Critical Guide clarify and explore issues of cultural identity and nationality, as well as debates on the power of language and the function of verse. Beginning with Heaney's early collection, Death of a Naturalist, the guide reviews and contextualizes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312015976
• ISBN13: 9780312015978
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"