Strength through Poetry as We Regain Our Balance in the COVID-19 Aftermath: Literary Insights from Ted Hughes and Seamus Heaney Read from a Naturalist and Existentialist Perspective

Drawing on Seamus Heaney and his symbolic reference to a great sea change or tidal wave in epic poem “The Cure at Troy” (1990) – much referred to in these gradually post-pandemic times and indicating that a new chapter is about to begin – and “The City” by Ted Hughes, where a life is read like a poe...

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Main Author: Jytte Holmqvist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The International Academic Forum 2023-01-01
Series:IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
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Online Access:https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-cultural-studies/volume-7-issue-2/article-1/