{"product_id":"poetry-peace-michael-longley-seamus-heaney-and-northern-ireland-paperback","title":"Poetry \u0026 Peace: Michael Longley, Seamus Heaney, and Northern Ireland - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Rankin Russell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Longley and Seamus Heaney's lives and careers have been intertwined since the 1960s, when they participated in the Belfast Group of creative writers and later edited the literary journal \u003ci\u003eNorthern Review\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003ePoetry and Peace: Michael Longley, Seamus Heaney, and Northern Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Rankin Russell explores Longley's and Heaney's poetic fidelity to the imagination in the midst of the war in Northern Ireland and their creation, through poetry, of a powerful cultural and sacred space. This space, Russell argues, has contributed to cultural and religious dialogue and thus helped enable reconciliation after the years of the Troubles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first chapter examines the influence of the Belfast Group on Longley and Heaney's shared aesthetic of poetry. Successive chapters analyze major works by both poets. Russell offers close readings of poems in the context of the poets' cultural and political concerns for the province. He concludes by showing how thoroughly their poetic language has entered the cultural, educational, and political discourse of contemporary Northern Ireland as it pursues the process of peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Rankin Russell is associate professor of English at Baylor University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBernard MacLaverty\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMartin McDonagh: A Casebook\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 404\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754092495136,"sku":"9780268040314","price":72.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a48109b13f54461d0a52fb887408003e.webp?v=1780033249","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/poetry-peace-michael-longley-seamus-heaney-and-northern-ireland-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}