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Establishes a new and much richer paradigm for understanding this crucial dimension of Heaney s oeuvre.--Andrew J. Auge author of A Chastened Communion: Modern Irish Poetry and Catholicism

O'Brien's strategy is a sound and thoroughly explored one and there is much to admire in this book due to its persistence, or insistence, on the value of Heaney's prose.--Irish Studies Reivew [O'Brien's] book is deeply learned in both traditional and contemporary literary theory, mainly Continental, which he deploys energetically and tactfully.--Australasian Journal of Irish Studies O'Brien's book fulfils a crucial need in the field for further examination of poetry through the lens of literary theory and aesthetic tradition. His book is a must-read for Heaney scholars, beginning and advanced, seeking an introduction to the poet's aesthetic thought--Nordic Irish Studies O'Brien uses his wide-ranging knowledge of critical theory to illuminate Heaney's positions on ideological and aesthetic issues, and to put Heaney's writing in the context of the European intellectual tradition.--Henry Hart, Mildred and J. B. Hickman Professor of Humanities, College of William and Mary In his new book, O'Brien is returning more single-mindedly and extensively to the prose. He establishes a wide context of ideas to frame the prose, drawing on a formidable range of theory and theorists.--The Irish Times Establishes a new and much richer paradigm for understanding this crucial dimension of Heaney's oeuvre.--Andrew J. Auge, author of A Chastened Communion: Modern Irish Poetry and Catholicism

O Brien uses his wide-ranging knowledge of critical theory to illuminate Heaney s positions on ideological and aesthetic issues, and to put Heaney s writing in the context of the European intellectual tradition.--Henry Hart Mildred and J. B. Hickman Professor of Humanities, College of William and Mary Establishes a new and much richer paradigm for understanding this crucial dimension of Heaney s oeuvre.--Andrew J. Auge author of A Chastened Communion: Modern Irish Poetry and Catholicism

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Eugene O’Brien is a senior lecturer and head of the Department of English Language and Literature at Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland. He is the author of numerous books, including Seamus Heaney and the Place of Writing.

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