Sweeney Redivivus

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Sweeney Redivivus is a poem by Seamus Heaney that reimagines the medieval Irish figure of Sweeney within the modern spiritual and political landscape explored in his collection Station Island.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
poem
addresses relationship between poetry and violence
role of the poet in times of conflict
author Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED
basedOn medieval Irish figure Suibhne
collectionContext Station Island explores spiritual and political questions NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Ireland
createdBy Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Sweeney NERFINISHED
genre contemporary poetry
hasAuthorNationality Irish
hasSetting modern Ireland
political landscape
spiritual landscape
hasTitle Sweeney Redivivus NERFINISHED
includedIn Heaney’s exploration of conscience and art
intertextualWith Buile Shuibhne NERFINISHED
medieval Irish literature
language English
literaryForm poetry
literaryMovement late 20th-century Irish poetry
literaryTechnique allusion to medieval Irish texts
reimagining of mythic figure in modern context
partOf Station Island NERFINISHED
periodOfCreation late 20th century
reimagines medieval Irish figure of Sweeney
relatedWorkByAuthor Station Island NERFINISHED
Sweeney Astray NERFINISHED
subjectOf literary criticism on Heaney’s use of myth
scholarly analysis of Station Island
theme Irish history
The Troubles in Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
exile
guilt
political violence
redemption
spiritual conflict

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Station Island hasPart Sweeney Redivivus
Station Island notablePoem Sweeney Redivivus