Seamus Heaney, Virgil and the Good of Poetry

The first book-length study of Heaney’s dialogue with Virgil, one of Seamus Heaney’s major literary exemplars Offers a close reading of Heaney’s engagement in Virgil, with particular focus on the latter part of his career, from the mid-1980s onwardExplores Heaney’s dialogue with Virgil in relation to his reading of other writers, ancient, medieval and modernConsiders the full corpus of Heaney’s writing including translations, original poems, prose writing and radio interviews This book demonstra