The Irish Identity: Independence, History, and Literature Season 1 Episode 36 Seamus Heaney€™s Poetry of Remembrance
- TV-PG
- November 1, 2016
- 37 min
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.