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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 material on successive volumes (including 1996's the spirit level), so that students of Heaney's verse will find an accessible pathway through the most important critical writings on this major poet.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 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 material on successive volumes (including 1996's The Spirit Level), so that students of Heaney's verse will find an accessible pathway through the most important critical writings on this major poet. At last available in a single volume: comprehensive overviews and concise analyses of the key critical texts and approaches to the most-studied works of literature. By assembling extracts from essays, reviews, and articles, the columbia critical guides provide students with ready access to the most important secondary writings on a single text or pair of texts by a given writer. each volume: — Offers a balanced and nuanced approach to criticism, drawing on a wide array of British and American sources — Explains criticism in terms of key approaches, allowing students to grasp the central issues for each work — Is edited by a noted scholar who specializes in the writer or work in question — Includes notes and a comprehensive bibliography and index. 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 material on successive volumes (including 1996's the spirit level), so that students of Heaney's verse will find an accessible pathway through the most important critical writings on this major poet. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780231119276