Heaney talks about 'District and Circle'.
Seamus Heaney talks to Myles Dungan about his 2006 collection 'District and Circle'. He describes the striking of an anvil in a blacksmith's forge to announce the new millennium and writing at a time when there is a sense of menace in the world.
| Title: | District and Circle |
| Clip Duration: | 00:05:30 |
| Material Type: | Audio |
| Clip Title: | A Sense of Menace |
| Series Title: | Rattlebag |
| Information: | ‘Rattlebag’ was a radio arts programme presented by Myles Dungan. It was first broadcast on 5 June 2000 and went out every weekday afternoon, with repeats at night. It ended on 29 September 2006. The accompanying image shows a detail from the cover of 'District and Circle' by Seamus Heaney. Image with kind permission of Faber and Faber Ltd. |
| Local Keywords: | Seamus Heaney, Poet, Poetry, Literature, District and Circle, Myles Dungan |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | Arts and Culture |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Myles Dungan (Presenter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ Radio One |
| Production Year: | 2006 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | 242760 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Language: | English (eng) |
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