The Cambridge Companion to Seamus Heaney

doi:10.1017/CCOL9780521838825

Seamus Heaney is a unique phenomenon in contemporary literature, as a poet whose individual volumes (such as his Beowulf translation, and individual volumes of poems such as Electric Light and District and Circle) have been high in the bestseller lists for decades. Since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, he has come to be considered one of the most important English language poets in the world. This Companion gives an overview of his career and of his reception in Ireland, England and around the world. Its distinguished contributors offer detailed readings of his major publications, in poetry, prose and translation. The essays further explore the central themes of his poetry, his relations with other writers, and his prose writing. Designed for students, this volume will also have much to interest and inform the general reader and admirer of Heaney's unique poetic voice.

"O'Donoghue has gathered an impressive collection of essays in appreciation of the poetic and prose work of Seamus Heaney...Recommended."
-M. H Kealy, Immacula University, Choice

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Frontmatter
pp i-xviii
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1 - Introduction
pp 1-18
- By Bernard O’Donoghue
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2 - Seamus Heaney’s Working Titles
pp 19-36
From ‘Advancements of Learning’ to ‘Midnight Anvil’
- By Rand Brandes
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3 - The Context of Heaney’s Reception
pp 37-55
- By Patrick Crotty
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4 - Heaney in Public
pp 56-72
- By Dennis O’Driscoll
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5 - Heaney and the Feminine
pp 73-91
- By Fran Brearton
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6 - Heaney and Eastern Europe
pp 92-105
- By Justin Quinn
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7 - Heaney’s Classics and the Bucolic
pp 106-121
- By Bernard O’Donoghue
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8 - Professing Poetry
pp 122-135
Heaney as Critic
- By David Wheatley
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9 - Heaney and the Irish Poetic Tradition
pp 136-149
- By Andrew Murphy
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10 - Irish Influence and Confluence in Heaney’s Poetry
pp 150-164
- By Dillon Johnston
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11 - Heaney and Yeats
pp 165-177
- By Neil Corcoran
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12 - Heaney’s Wordsworth and the Poetics of Displacement
pp 178-191
- By Guinn Batten
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13 - Heaney, Beowulf and the Medieval Literature of the North
pp 192-205
- By Heather O’Donoghue
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14 - Crediting Marvels
pp 206-223
Heaney after 50
- By John Wilson Foster
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Guide to Further Reading
pp 224-228
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Index
pp 229-239
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-xviii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-18

2 - Seamus Heaney’s Working Titles
pp 19-36

3 - The Context of Heaney’s Reception
pp 37-55

4 - Heaney in Public
pp 56-72

5 - Heaney and the Feminine
pp 73-91

6 - Heaney and Eastern Europe
pp 92-105

7 - Heaney’s Classics and the Bucolic
pp 106-121

8 - Professing Poetry
pp 122-135

9 - Heaney and the Irish Poetic Tradition
pp 136-149

10 - Irish Influence and Confluence in Heaney’s Poetry
pp 150-164

11 - Heaney and Yeats
pp 165-177

12 - Heaney’s Wordsworth and the Poetics of Displacement
pp 178-191

13 - Heaney, Beowulf and the Medieval Literature of the North
pp 192-205

14 - Crediting Marvels
pp 206-223

Guide to Further Reading
pp 224-228

Index
pp 229-239

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