2010-05-042010-05-041998O'Brien,E.(1998).'The Place of writing: Place, Poetry, Politics in the Writing of Seamus Heaney.' Hermathena:Trinity College Dublin. No.161,53-67.http://hdl.handle.net/10395/323This chapter examines Heaney’s use of classical imagery as a literary device through which he can address issues of political and cultural identity in Northern Ireland. It looks at heaney’s prose, early poetry and some translations.engHeaneyPlacePoliticsViolenceNorthern IrelandThe Place of Writing: Place, Poetry, Politics in the Writing of Seamus HeaneyArticle