North [Paperback]

Seamus Heaney (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Faber and Faber; 1ST edition (1975)
• ASIN: B001LAZRJW
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,091,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mystic poems from the Celtic-Nordic Axis, May 3, 2000

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John M "jpmcad" (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: North (Hardcover)

These poems connect the twenty first century reader with the Celtic past of Ireland, in a unique way: through the experience of the marauding Vikings. Wonderful poems with a mythic edge. Heaney is fantastic.

Fans of Heaney's Beowulf translation will find a great introduction to his work here in this accessible group of poems.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Poems, April 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: North: [poems] (Hardcover)

I don't know much about poetry, but as a fan of Irish culture, I decided to pick up this small collection. I was moved by the images. Heaney brought the past alive. I could picture the Vikings coming up the Shannon and storming Clen McNois and other monastries. Definately recommended!