Postmodernism in Heaneys Poems Bogland and Tollund Man Essay -- Seamu

Abstract This research takes a postmodern salute to Seamus Heaneys two poems Bogland and The Tollund Man. The evidences in the research bring illuminations to the significant issues of postmodern concept. Heaneys meter was studied in myth, politics and revolutionary movement in the firmament of Irish classical poetry. Recently, his poems be considered as postmodern. To answer that how much his poems are traditional, modern or postmodern is the aim of this project.Key Words postmodernism, myth, imagery, technique, poetry, deadly, violence, corpse, bog, imagination, freedom. ledger entry This research is a case resume including discussions and analysis of two poems by Seamus Heaney, one of the postmodern poets. The poems, which are going to be analyzed, are Bogland and The Tollund Man. In Heaneys poetry we can see a connection between the mythical and the logical, the past and the present, to describe his thoughts and emotions, concerning the Irish troubles and hum an experiences. Heaney represent his feelings toward these problems by victimisation imagery and structural techniques that are present in his poems . Chapter one of this study is a literature review of the ideology of postmodernism with emphasis on postmodernism and poetry. It in addition includes the meaning of postmodernism, different views and criticism on Heaneys poetry and his ideas about the principles of imagism. Chapter two analyzes the poem Bogland and reveals some points in describing the poem such as its guinea pig sides and two key images in the poem and explains how the poet has achieved and used them in his poems. It also discusses about Heaneys essay on a poem called The Bog passel by P.V Globe. Chapter three is... ...From Internet http//athena.louisville.edu/cscart01/pomopoetry.htmlFrom Internet http//www.colorado.edu/English/ENGL2012Klages/pomo.htmlNotes 1 Dr. bloody shame Klages, Associate Professor, English Department, University of Colorado, Boulder http//www.colorado.edu/English/ENGL2012Klages/pomo.html 2 Dr. Christopher Carter Professors at University of Louisville, postmodern Poetries March 1999. 3 Seamus Heaney, essay on The Bog People by P. V Globe, 1969 4 From a study guide on profit http//www.universalteacher.org.uk/poetry/heaney.htm