Essays on Seamus Heaney
Ireland’s history is usually seen in comparison with history. Though it was a part of empire, its political, as well as cultural development, has been very different from the other parts of England. In one sense, Ireland can be seen as a postcolonial state. The biggest proof of this is Irish literature which stayed in...
The poem “The Cure of Troy” by Seamus Heaney was written in 1991 from the play “Philoctetes” by Sophocles. The poem has themes of the Trojan war that is relevant to the Northern Ireland Troubles (1968AD – 1998AD) and the South African apartheid (1948AD – 1994AD). The poem coincided with the date of both conflicts....
The poems ‘Mid-Term Break’ by Seamus Heaney and ‘Kamikaze’ by Beatrice Garland presents innocence as childhood simplicity and uncertainty, highlighting how one small event can overpower young individuals, bringing in a new perspective of the world. In both poems, they show uncertainty through the various situations and a sense of nostalgia through the memories of...
In this paper, the aim has been, as far as possible, to analyze the personal experiences that have shaped the poem ‘‘Digging’’ of Seamus Heaney in contrast with the poem of Theodore Roethke, ‘‘My Papa’s Waltz’’. The base of this document has been childhood memories and how violence affects the individual and goes hand in...
