The Irish Identity: Independence, History, and Literature

Seamus Heaney’s Poetry of Remembrance (1x36)

Air date: Oct 31, 2016

The work of Seamus Heaney, undoubtedly Ireland’s best poet from the second half of the 20th century, provides a fitting end to this course. Born on a farm in 1939, he understood the world of the Irish Renaissance, as well as the movement’s deep historical roots. Reconsider Irish identity while examining some of Heaney’s finest poetry.