Station Island XII
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Station Island XII is a section of Seamus Heaney’s long poem sequence "Station Island," reflecting his characteristic blend of personal reflection, Irish history, and spiritual pilgrimage.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
part of long poem sequence
ⓘ
poem section ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic pilgrimage tradition
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Northern Ireland Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Station Island (poetry collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical poetry
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Irish poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century poetry ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
allusion to Irish history
ⓘ
dialogue with ghostly figures ⓘ dramatic monologue elements ⓘ religious imagery ⓘ |
| metricalStyle | free verse ⓘ |
| partOf | Station Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Station Island I
NERFINISHED
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Station Island II NERFINISHED ⓘ Station Island III NERFINISHED ⓘ Station Island IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Station Island IX NERFINISHED ⓘ Station Island V NERFINISHED ⓘ Station Island VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Station Island VII NERFINISHED ⓘ Station Island VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Station Island X NERFINISHED ⓘ Station Island XI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequencePosition | twelfth section of Station Island sequence ⓘ |
| setting |
County Donegal, Ireland
NERFINISHED
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Lough Derg pilgrimage site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Catholicism
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Irish history ⓘ art and vocation ⓘ guilt and responsibility ⓘ memory ⓘ penance ⓘ personal reflection ⓘ spiritual pilgrimage ⓘ violence and the Troubles ⓘ vision and encounter with the dead ⓘ |
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