{"product_id":"late-heaney-9780198985402","title":"Late Heaney","description":"\u003cem\u003eLate Heaney\u003c\/em\u003e follows Seamus Heaney through the landscapes, friendships and events that shaped his last four collections, \u003cem\u003eThe Spirit Level\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElectric Light\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDistrict and Circle\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHuman Chain\u003c\/em\u003e, all set in conversation with his work at large. Heaney's later life was a time of transformative change and achievement. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995, after which he became a writer of global standing. This book grounds that experience in the history and geography of the places he wrote about, with an eye to the artists who influenced him and the people he knew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eLate Heaney\u003c\/em\u003e draws a line from the waterlands of Lough Neagh to the olive groves of Greece, inviting the reader to think about time and belonging in context of art and memory. Later, Heaney began to imagine himself as a witness at the riverbank between life and death, an image that features powerfully in his final poems. \u003cem\u003eLate Heaney\u003c\/em\u003e follows the poet there, finding light in the dark, and company among the shades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicholas Allen, \u003cem\u003eBaldwin Professor in Humanities and director of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, University of Georgia\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNicholas Allen is the Baldwin Professor in Humanities and Director of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts at the University of Georgia. He writes widely about Irish literature and has received many grants and awards for his work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52034077098258,"sku":"9780198985402","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_733cf031-b689-4fd3-928b-b3f05991a877.jpg?v=1770985818","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/late-heaney-9780198985402","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}