AN EXPLORATION OF THE HISTORY MYTHS AND LANDSCAPE IN THE SELECTED POEMS OF SEAMUS HEANAY

Abstract

elected poems of Noble Laureate Seamus Heaney. As the title suggests the research is three dimensional. Northern Ireland has a very long history of conflict and struggle and this has shaped the culture of Ireland. Heaney has used Irish history in his poetry very extensively. He has tried to find out the root causes of present troubles in NorthernIreland somewhere in the history f Ireland. So the researcher will explore his use of history in his poetry We find various poets in modern English poetry who have used mythology in their poetry. The most notable example is T.S. Eliot s The West Land. Heaney has used various myths in his poetry throughout his career. He tries to find out some basic pattern, archetype by exploring various myths in his poetry. The most important is the bog myth. So researcher will examine the Heaney s use of myth in his poetry. Heaney is primarily apoet of nature. Landscape is a source of inspiration in his poetry. The Irish landscape appears and reappears in his poetry throughout his career. Digging is a central metaphor in his poetry which directly related to landscape. newline