2013
Text Interpretation and Formative Influence of the Belfast Group
ADAMOVÁ, DianaBasic information
Original name
Text Interpretation and Formative Influence of the Belfast Group
Authors
Edition
1. vyd. Opava, Studies in Corpus Linguistics: Multi-level Interpretation of Text and its Elements, p. 58 - 69, 12 pp. 2013
Publisher
Slezská univerzita v Opavě
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Chapter(s) of a specialized book
Field of Study
60204 General literature studies
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form
printed version "print"
Marked to be transferred to RIV
No
Organization unit
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
ISBN
978-80-7248-923-7
Keywords in English
Belfast Group, the Troubles, Philip Hobsbaum, Michael Longley, Seamus Heaney, Ciaren Carson, Paul Muldoon
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Reviewed
Changed: 30/1/2026 18:48, PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D.
Abstract
In the original language
This paper deals with the Belfast Group and four of its most important participants: Michael Longley, Seamus Heaney, Ciaran Carson and Paul Muldoon. The first part focuses on the Group´s historical background and meetings, detailing how it adopted the practice of close reading. Three poems by Group members that reflect the time of "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland are placed in context and analysed. Then a comparison is made of the poetry of Longley, Heaney and Muldoon. Their poems, as presented at the Group meetings, are compared to the final published versions so as to demonstrate the formative influence of the Group on the working process of the poets. Stylistic and grammatical changes are noted, some of which are demonstrated in this paper to prove the Group´s influence on the poetry of its members.