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The Feminine Principle in Seamus Heaney's Poetry
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Green, Carlanda |
| Copyright Year | 1983 |
| Abstract | W E N H E S P E A K S of the feminine aspect of his poetry, Seamus Heaney is referring to both language and theme. Linguistically, the feminine element is evident in the richness of vowels, the masculine in the acerbity of consonants. In this essay, however, I am concerned with the feminine principle in Heaney's poetry as a thematic element. For Heaney the feminine is associated with the Irish and the Celtic, the masculine with the English and the Anglo-Saxon. The feminine is the emotional, the mysterious, the inspirational; the masculine is the rational, the realistic, the intellectual. The best poetry, he believes, is achieved by a wedding of the two characteristics. In an essay for The Guardian, Heaney says: |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/ariel/article/download/32671/26723 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
