The Redress of Poetry
From the recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature comes a collection of essays based on lectures he delivered while Professor of Poetry at Oxford. The great Irish poet delivers wisdom about his craft in a style full of humor and devoid of pedantry. With his expansive spirit, Heaney examines poets such as Brian Merriman,Oscar Wilde,Dylan Thomasand, of course,William Butler Yeats.The Redress of Poetryis a rare opportunity to enter the lecture hall and learn from a master.