Cultural Memory in Seamus Heaney's Late Workdevelops the ways that memory functions in Heaney's poetry. Joanne Piavanini argues that the shaping of collective memory is one of Heaney's major contributions as a poet. Drawing on approaches and concepts from memory studies, Piavanini illuminates the ways in which Heaney chose to conduct himself as a public poet. The book examines the different forms of memory in Heaney's work, with a particular focus on his late works. In memory studies there has been a great deal of attention to narrative memory in literary texts, but there has been relatively little written about non-narrative forms such as the lyric poem. The aim of this monograph is to develop an analysis of poetry as a vehicle of memory. The book is organized into chapters which consider different types of cultural memory (national, transnational, literary, family) in relation to specific works. | Cultural Memory In Seamus Heaney's Late Work by Joanne Piavanini, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters