It's not the done thing to choose a book of which I'm the dedicatee: even so, RF Foster's On Seamus Heaney, which is short but runs deep, was for me the richest food for the spirit in 2020.---Jan Dalley, Financial TimesThere will be longer, fatter biographical and critical books about Seamus Heaney, but none will be better written, more knowledgeable, more generously understanding than this one.---Anne Chisholm, The Tablet This exploration of Heaney's oeuvre, and the tumultuous times that inspired it, is an immensely enjoyable step towards giving Ireland's great poet his due.---Maria Crawford, Financial Times[On Seamus Heaney] adds welcome layers to our understanding of Heaney as a poet and of the kind of public intellectual who attains moral standing in the wider world. . . . I hope that others who care about our literary inheritance will use On Seamus Heaney as a standard for writing about writing. Its combination of meticulousness and soul can only enrich our understanding.---Denise Provost, Somerville Times[A] careful and attentive poetic biography.---Peter Craven, Sydney Morning Herald[A] succinct but insightful critical biography that puts the poetry of Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) firmly in the context of his life and times. . . . This reflective and incisive study works both as an academic research aid and as an accessible primer for general poetry readers.-- "Publishers Weekly"[Foster's] knowledge of Heaney is nothing short of encyclopedic. . . . An excellent roadmap for readers.---John Austin Gray, Fare ForwardA compact but comprehensive guide.---Seamus Perry, London Review of Books A concise, meticulously researched account. . . . Foster couples forensic attention to detail with engaging prose.---Tara McEvoy, Times Literary SupplementEngrossing. . . . Undeniably impressive.---Hilary A. White, Irish IndependentFoster brings long-felt passion and measured scholarship to his welcome analysis of the poetry of Seamus Heaney.-- "RTE"Foster's characteristic brio brings Heaney to life again. . . . On Seamus Heaney, with its abundant account of his life, its illuminating analysis of his work, and the generous quotations from favourite poems, should find a place on bookshelves all over Ireland and beyond.---Clíona Ní Ríordáin, Irish TimesFoster's painstakingly researched and affectionately penned On Seamus Heaney offers an illuminating bite-sized refresher course on one of our greatest literary talents.---David Roy, Irish NewsMore than [in] any other writing on Heaney, you actually get a sense of Heaney's own personality, his charisma, his friendliness, his warmth, his humour and it's a hugely respectful biography in that way because you get the sense of Heaney's own words about himself that have not been made public before and you've got the impression, at least, of being in his company and that's one of the things I was hoping for in the book and it certainly comes across.---Peter Mackay, BBC Radio 3 "Free Thinking"One of the finest books to date on Irish poet and Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney.---Daniel Picker, New UlsterOne of the most elegant works of criticism I have ever read.---David Mason, Hudson ReviewThe joy of this book emanates from the sense of intimacy that Foster captures in each epoch, enabling readers to get a sense of Heaney's personality. . . . This book is an essential complement to any study of Heaney's poetry, as it creates a more comprehensive understanding of how life informs art.-- "Choice"It is difficult to imagine how a brief, general, fair-minded introduction to Heaney might be bettered . . . . The book is more literary criticism than biography, although it effortlessly combines the two so that it's difficult to say where one starts and the other ends, which suits Heaney down to the ground. Foster's trademark elegance, clarity, and skill in shaping a narrative are to the fore, and he remains a more lucid and nuanced reader of Irish poetry than many specialized critics.---Alan
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- Editorial: Vintage
- Autor: Foster, Roy
