Heaney, Seamus
Death of a Naturalist
- ISBN 13:
- 9780571230839
- author:
- Heaney, Seamus
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2006
- Pages:
- 64
- Dimensions:
- 133mm X 199mm
- Genre:
- Works by individual poets: from c 1900 -
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Seamus Heaney's Death of a Naturalist is a powerful and evocative first collection of poetry that explores the complexities of childhood and identity. Written in 1966, this seminal work won several prestigious awards upon its release. Heaney's poems are characterized by their vivid imagery and unflinching examination of the natural world, as well as his own place within it. With a unique voice that is both deeply personal and universally relatable, Heaney probes the boundaries between nature and nurture, self and surroundings. This reissued edition marks the fortieth anniversary of the book's original publication, offering readers a chance to experience one of the most important works of 20th-century poetry.