Seamus Heaney and the Romantic Image

Seamus Heaney won the Nobel prize for literature in 1995. The growth of his reputation and what his popularity as a poet reveals about expectations of poetry at the present time are examined.

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Published in:	The Sewanee review 1998-04, Vol.106 (2), p.184-201
Main Author:	Allison, Jonathan
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	1900-1999 Authors Bogs English Literature Epiphanies Essays Heaney, Seamus Hughes, Ted Hughes, Ted (1930-1998) Irish culture Irish literature Irish nationalism Irish poetry Irish politics Joyce, James Kavanagh, Patrick (1904-1967) Literary criticism Literature MacNeice, Louis Nobel prizes Poetry Poets popularity Romantic poetry Romantic poets Twentieth Century Yeats, William Butler (1865-1939)
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Summary:	Seamus Heaney won the Nobel prize for literature in 1995. The growth of his reputation and what his popularity as a poet reveals about expectations of poetry at the present time are examined.
ISSN:	0037-3052 1934-421X