About this title: Seamus Heaney was born on April 13, 1939, at Mossbawn, about thirty miles northwest of Belfast, in Northern Ireland. His first book, "Death of a Naturalist," was published in 1966. Heaney is the author of numerous collections of poetry, three volumes of criticism, and "The Cure at Troy, " a version of Sophacles' "Philoctetes." He is a foreign member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and held the chair of Professor of Poetry at Oxford from 1989 to 1994. In 1995 he received the Noble Prize in Literature. A resident of Dublin since 1976, he spends part of each year teaching at Harvard ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780374523893ISBN:0374523894
Description: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dustcover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "from the library of" labels. Return Policy Any defects, damages, or material differences with your item, must be reported to us within 7 days of receipt of the item or 30 days from date of shipment. The returned merchandise must be ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780374523893ISBN:0374523894
Description: Acceptable. MAY HAVE COVER WEAR, SPINE CREASES, HIGHLIGHTING, UNDERLINING & PAGES YELLOWED FROM AGE. FASTER SERVICE FROM US! ! ! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date published: 1993-04-01
ISBN-13:9780374523893ISBN:0374523894
Description: Good. Minimal damage to the cover, dust jacket not necessarily included minimal wear to binding, majority of pages undamaged, minimal to no highlighting/underlining of text, no missing p. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date published: 1993-04-01
ISBN-13:9780374523893ISBN:0374523894
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date published: 1993-04-01
ISBN-13:9780374523893ISBN:0374523894
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Edition: First Edition, Third Printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Noonday Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780374523893ISBN:0374523894
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A very good paperback copy. The binding is solid and there are no reading creases in the spine. The cover has light rubbing of the front, back, and edges, plus there in one shallow scratch on the front. The text of the book is entirely free of marks, notes and underlining. -------------------------------------This is the last book of poetry Heaney published before winning the Nobel Prize in 1995. Michael Hofman calls it "Heaney's most plain-spoken and ... read more
"Seamus Heaney makes simple remembrances into poetry that takes you from the Earth to the stars. These poems work like science fiction to let your mind transcend an Earth-bound viewpoint, yet the images keep you anchored to the Earth. Some of the poems also bring the ancient past into the present and invoke a sense of timelessness. This is a thrilling book."
"You know those inexplicably beautiful moments in life that catch you offguard --when it feels like the universe is telling you some kind of secret through an image or motion so simple you never stopped to look at it? Seamus Heaney knows those moments too. He knows lots of them, and you will feel like you are his kindred spirit as you read his poems and see the things he sees. I'm getting a little choked up here . . . excuse me. ."
"I have never been a huge fan of Heaney. Although I've always loved his translations, his poems leave me confused and wanting more of a foothold in sentence structure less abstract. I know this is not a common sentiment in grad school, but I like reading poems that are less work and more reward. I do love the snippet of an Inferno translation he gives at the end."
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