Seamus Heaney - Rilegato

Vendler, Helen

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0002558564 ISBN 13: 9780002558563

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 1998

Riassunto

A dazzling short assessment of the life and work of the poet and winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for literature, by one of the finest literary critics now writing.

In awarding the Nobel Prize for Literature to Seamus Heaney in 1995, the committee recognized a lifetime of beautiful and profound writing, beloved by readers around the world.

Among Heaney’s many published collections are Death of a Naturalist, North, Field Work, Rattle Bag, Station Island and, most recently, the bestselling Spirit Level (May 1996).

Yet despite his popularity, Heaney’s poetry can be difficult and intractable, not least because it is linked to two rich literary traditions, the English and the Irish.

The time is ripe for a clear, explicatory work that relates the poet to his work. Helen Vendler’s beautifully written book will do precisely this.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Helen Vendler is Professor of English and American Literature at Harvard University. She is the editor of The Faber Book of American Poetry (1990).

Dalla quarta di copertina:

A dazzling assessment of the life and work of the poet and winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for literature, by one of the finest literary critics now writing. Helen Vendler links the poet to his work and his poetry to two rich literary traditions, the English and the Irish. Seamus Heaney has grappled to find symbols adequate to the predicament of his Ulster background and create an ethical poetry that recognizes authentic human intensity wherever it occurs. Collections such as ' Death of a Salesman, Station Island' and most recently, the best-selling 'Spirit Level' document his lyrical mastery and moral rigour. This powerfully written critical biography is the first to illuminate both the art and the life of Heaney, the world’s most celebrated poet.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0002558564
• ISBN 13: 9780002558563
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 224