Heaney, Seamus
Finders Keepers: Selected Prose 1971-2001
- ISBN 13:
- 9780571210916
- author:
- Heaney, Seamus
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 422
- Dimensions:
- 20 x 13 x 3 centimetres (0.45 kg
- Genre:
- Literature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Seamus Heaney's prose collection, Finders Keepers, gathers his essays and lectures from three decades, exploring the poet's relationship to his own voice, place, heritage, and the contemporary world. He examines how a poet should live and write, and what role they should play in the world. These essays and lectures are united by a central preoccupation with the poet's place in the world. Heaney considers the poet's role in relation to their own voice, their literary heritage, and the world around them. The result is a thought-provoking collection that offers insights into the poet's own experiences and the world he inhabits. With its thoughtful and reflective tone, Finders Keepers is a valuable contribution to the poet's oeuvre.