Heaney explains his fascination with bogs.
Aindreas Ó Gallchóir asks Heaney to read the poem 'Bogland' from his collection 'Door into the Dark' and to explain his fascination with bogs. Americans have prairies, but the Irish have bogs. A lot of the symbols the Irish identify themselves with come out of bogs. It preserves things. People were sacrificed to it, making it a feminine goddess-ridden ground.
| Title: | Writer in Profile: Seamus Heaney |
| Clip Duration: | 00:04:02 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | "A Feminine Goddess-Ridden Ground" |
| Series Title: | Writer in Profile |
| Information: | ‘Writer in Profile’ was a weekly television interview with a well-known Irish writer. The series was produced by James Plunkett and mainly presented by Augustine Martin. |
| Local Keywords: | Seamus Heaney, Poet, Poetry, Literature, Bogland, Bogs, Bog Poems, Door into the Dark, Aindreas Ó Gallchóir |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | Arts and Culture |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Aindreas Ó Gallchóir (Presenter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | Telefís Éireann |
| Production Year: | 1976 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | 94D00010 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
| Language: | English (eng) |
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