The Revolutionary Chora in Seamus Heaney’s Kite Poetry

This paper examines the presence and impact of the Kristevan chora in the kite poetry of Seamus Heaney, demonstrating how the presence of the chora in his final kite poem “A Kite for Aibhín” is used to alter the discursive representation of fatherhood that was handed down to Heaney through symbolic...

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Main Author: Hannah Spruce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Española de Estudios Irlandeses 2016-03-01
Series:Estudios Irlandeses
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Online Access:http://www.estudiosirlandeses.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Hannah-Spruce_EI11.pdf