Download or read book Seamus Heaney and the Classics written by S. J. Harrison and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The death in 2013 of Seamus Heaney is an appropriate point to honour the great Irish poet's major contribution to classical reception in modern poetry. This is the first volume to be wholly dedicated to this perspective on Heaney's work, focusing primarily on his fascination with Greek drama and myth and his interest in Latin poetry.