The government of the tongue : selected prose, 1978-1987
Heaney, Seamus, 1939-
The government of the tongue : selected prose, 1978-1987 / Seamus Heaney - London ; New York : Faber and Faber , 1989. - 170 p. ; 23 cm. - T. S. Eliot memorial lectures (London, England), 1986 .
In this volume of critical essays, Seamus Heaney scrutinizes the poetry of many masterful poets. Throughout the collection, Heaney's gifts as a wise and genial reader are exercised with characteristic exactness, and we are reminded, above all, of the essentially gratifying nature of poetry itself.
9780374522209
89114445
Poetry, Modern---History and criticism---20th century
English poetry---History and criticism---20th century
American poetry---History and criticism---20th century
PN1271 / .H43 1988
809.1 HEA
The government of the tongue : selected prose, 1978-1987 / Seamus Heaney - London ; New York : Faber and Faber , 1989. - 170 p. ; 23 cm. - T. S. Eliot memorial lectures (London, England), 1986 .
In this volume of critical essays, Seamus Heaney scrutinizes the poetry of many masterful poets. Throughout the collection, Heaney's gifts as a wise and genial reader are exercised with characteristic exactness, and we are reminded, above all, of the essentially gratifying nature of poetry itself.
9780374522209
89114445
Poetry, Modern---History and criticism---20th century
English poetry---History and criticism---20th century
American poetry---History and criticism---20th century
PN1271 / .H43 1988
809.1 HEA