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From the recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature comes a collection of essays based on lectures he delivered while Professor of Poetry at Oxford. The great Irish poet delivers wisdom about his craft in a style full of humor and devoid of pedantry. With his expansive spirit, Heaney examines poets such as Brian Merriman, Oscar Wilde, Dylan Thomas and, of course, William Butler Yeats. The Redress of Poetry is a rare opportunity to enter the lecture hall and learn from a master.
This work investigates the capacity of poetry to provide a necessary counterweight to the harsh realities of the political and social world. Seamus Heaney, a Nobel Prize-winning poet, utilizes his position as Professor of Poetry at Oxford to articulate a defense of the art form. He argues that poetry serves as a form of redress, balancing the scales of human experience by offering imaginative space and linguistic precision against the pressures of historical and personal circumstance.
What You Will Find
Critics and scholars frequently cite this collection as a vital articulation of Heaney's aesthetic philosophy. The text is noted for its accessible, conversational tone, which avoids academic jargon while maintaining a rigorous intellectual focus on the mechanics of poetic influence.
Page Count:
22
Publication Date:
1990-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford Univ Pr
ISBN-10:
0199513325
ISBN-13:
9780199513321
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