Research master thesis | Literary Studies (research) (MA)
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This thesis focuses on an under-researched element of Seamus Heaney's oeuvre, namely his four poetry anthologies. Adopting a 'bottom-up' approach, it analyses the anthologies themselves, combining...Show moreThis thesis focuses on an under-researched element of Seamus Heaney's oeuvre, namely his four poetry anthologies. Adopting a 'bottom-up' approach, it analyses the anthologies themselves, combining narratological and paratextual analysis with the close-reading of poetry in order to do so. Following this, it moves to consider their possible significance within different contexts related to Heaney's work more generally.Show less