Seamus Heaney: Life and Works (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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When did Seamus Heaney live?
When did Seamus Heaney live?
1939-2013
What major prize did Heaney win?
What major prize did Heaney win?
Nobel Prize in Literature
Where was Heaney born?
Where was Heaney born?
County Derry, Northern Ireland
Heaney's first college
Heaney's first college
St. Columb's College
What university did Heaney attend?
What university did Heaney attend?
Queen's University Belfast
Heaney's first major collection (year)
Heaney's first major collection (year)
'Death of a Naturalist' (1966)
Which Heaney collection (1975)?
Which Heaney collection (1975)?
'North'
Heaney's acclaimed 1999 translation
Heaney's acclaimed 1999 translation
'Beowulf'
What conflict influenced Heaney?
What conflict influenced Heaney?
The Troubles
Irish poet who influenced Heaney
Irish poet who influenced Heaney
W.B. Yeats
Another poet influencing Heaney
Another poet influencing Heaney
Patrick Kavanagh
Central metaphor in 'Digging'?
Central metaphor in 'Digging'?
Digging as writing/exploring roots
When did Heaney win the Nobel Prize?
When did Heaney win the Nobel Prize?
1995
Heaney poem about rural life/nature
Heaney poem about rural life/nature
'Blackberry-Picking'
Heaney's 1984 collection
Heaney's 1984 collection
'Station Island'