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.
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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.
Imprint | Columbia University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Columbia Critical Guides |
Release date | February 2000 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | February 2000 |
Editors | Elmer Andrews |
Dimensions | 190 x 133 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 192 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-231-11927-6 |
Barcode | 9780231119276 |
Categories | |
LSN | 0-231-11927-5 |