Squarings (sequence)
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Squarings is a sequence of interrelated poems by Seamus Heaney that explores memory, history, and perception through tightly structured, meditative verse.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poetry sequence ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly regarded by literary critics ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
ⓘ
meditative poetry ⓘ |
| hasCreatorNobelLaureate | true ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
art and imagination
ⓘ
family memory ⓘ landscape ⓘ |
| includedIn | collected editions of Seamus Heaney’s poems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Irish poetry ⓘ |
| meter | irregular line lengths ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
interlinked poems
ⓘ
meditative tone ⓘ tightly structured sequence form ⓘ |
| numberOfPoems | 48 ⓘ |
| partOf | Seeing Things NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Field Work
NERFINISHED
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Station Island NERFINISHED ⓘ The Haw Lantern NERFINISHED ⓘ The Spirit Level NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | four sequences of twelve poems ⓘ |
| subsequence |
Crossings
ⓘ
Lightenings ⓘ Settings ⓘ Squarings (subsequence) ⓘ |
| theme |
Irish history
ⓘ
history ⓘ memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ perception ⓘ personal recollection ⓘ place ⓘ time ⓘ vision and seeing ⓘ |
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