SCAPEGOATS OF THE MARSH: A POLITICAL READING OF SEAMUS HEANEY’S BOG POEMS

Özet

Much has been written about the bloody Northern Irish Troubles in books of history and fiction. This historical civil war is still remembered as a traumatic era in Irish history, which is still fresh in the memories of those who have been abused, displaced and suffered the loss of loved ones. Irish writers endeavoured to denounce the Troubles and the absurdity of the violence and chaos as it deepened the chasm in the religious and social fabric in Northern Ireland. This study deals with Seamus Heaney’s ‘Bog Poems,’ and the way he addresses the predicament of sectarian violence in his native Northern Ireland through the preserved bog bodies of victims murdered barbarously in ancient tribal rituals in Iron Age times.

Abstract

Much has been written about the bloody Northern Irish Troubles in books of history and fiction. This historical civil war is still remembered as a traumatic era in Irish history, which is still fresh in the memories of those who have been abused, displaced and suffered the loss of loved ones. Irish writers endeavoured to denounce the Troubles and the absurdity of the violence and chaos as it deepened the chasm in the religious and social fabric in Northern Ireland. This study deals with Seamus Heaney’s ‘Bog Poems,’ and the way he addresses the predicament of sectarian violence in his native Northern Ireland through the preserved bog bodies of victims murdered barbarously in ancient tribal rituals in Iron Age times.

Yazarlar

Zaid Ibrahim Ismael, & Sabah Atallah Khalifa Ali, & Sabah Atallah Khalifa Ali, & Sabah Atallah Khalifa Ali

Anahtar Kelimeler

Bog, Heaney, Irish, sectarianism, Troubles, victims, violence

Yayın Bilgileri

Cilt

11

Sayı

87

Yıl

2024

Dil

Türkçe

Durum

Yayınlandı

Görüntülenme

0

İndirme

0

DOI

10.17121/ressjournal.3573

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