Seamus Heaney and the emblems of hope

Seamus Heaney and the emblems of hope / Karen Marguerite Moloney.

"Explores Seamus Heaney's adaptation of the Celtic ritual known as the Feis of Tara, demonstrates the sovereignty motif's continued relevance in works by Irish poets Thomas Kinsella, John Montague, Eavan Boland, and Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill, and refutes criticism that charges sexism and ov...

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Main Author: Moloney, Karen Marguerite, 1951-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
Heaney, Seamus, > 1939-2013 > Criticism and interpretation.
Heaney, Seamus, > 1939-2013
Heaney, Seamus, > (1939- ...) > Critique et interprétation.
Heaney, Seamus.
Mythology, Celtic, in literature.
Sovereignty in literature.
English poetry > Irish authors > History and criticism.
Irish poetry > History and criticism.
POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English poetry > Irish authors
Irish poetry
Literature
Mythology, Celtic, in literature
Sovereignty in literature
Ritual
Rezeption
Lyrik
Mythologie celtique > Dans la littérature.
Souveraineté > Dans la littérature.
Ireland > In literature.
Ireland
Irland
Irlande > Dans la littérature.
Kelten.
Englisch.
Electronic government information.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Sympathy into symbol
  • Sovereignty and the Irish talent
  • Millennia in their eyes
  • Heaney's love to Ireland
  • The fish and the fisher king
  • Bridegroom to the goddess
  • Remembering the giver
  • Appendix to chapter 6: "Bone dreams"
  • Conclusion: Praying at the water's edge.

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