| Gravity and Grace: Seamus Heaney and the Force of Light Contributor(s): Desmond, John F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1602580677 ISBN-13: 9781602580671 Publisher: Baylor University Press OUR PRICE: $43.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: In this thoughtful and carefully argued book, John Desmond uncovers Christian and transcendent elements in Seamus Heaneyas poetry by reading it through the intellectual perspectives of the well-known poet Czeslaw Milosz and the French philosopher Simone Weil. Weil was a powerful influence on Miloszas thought and writing; Milosz, in turn, exercised considerable influence on Heaneyas thought and poetry. Desmond utilizes these connections in order to show the way Weilas thought about Christianity and transcendence illuminates Heaneyas complex relationship with Christianity. Desmondas sensitive readings of Heaneyas poems through this new lens reveal previously unexplored depths in the work of the Nobel Prize-winning poet. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.914 |
| LCCN: 2008029513 |
| Series: Studies in Christianity and Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (0.85 lbs) 135 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this thoughtful and carefully argued book, John Desmond uncovers Christian and transcendent elements in Seamus Heaney's poetry by reading it through the intellectual perspectives of the well-known poet Czeslaw Milosz and the French philosopher Simone Weil. Weil was a powerful influence on Milosz's thought and writing; Milosz, in turn, exercised considerable influence on Heaney's thought and poetry. Desmond utilizes these connections in order to show the way Weil's thought about Christianity and transcendence illuminates Heaney's complex relationship with Christianity. Desmond's sensitive readings of Heaney's poems through this new lens reveal previously unexplored depths in the work of the Nobel Prize-winning poet. |
