This is the 2nd Edition of "Seamus Heaney's The Turnip-Snedder': Detailed Notes for AS & A-Level Literature". The study guide provides: - A brief biography of Seamus Heaney; - Background information on his poetry collection, 'District and Circle'; - A quick summary of The Turnip-Snedder's main concerns and style elements; - A detailed analysis of the poem itself in terms of: (i) its overall meaning and themes and (ii) the details of its form and content by way of a close stanza-by-stanza reading; Who will benefit from this series of detailed study notes? - Students who are anxious to raise their level of expertise to achieve excellence in their examinations; - Students who are being home-schooled; - Students who are doing their A-levels largely through self-study. - Teachers who are strapped for time. Seamus Heaney's 'The Turnip-Snedder': Detailed Notes for As & A-Level Literature, 2nd Edition, Rosemary O'Leary, The A* Way Series Book 1.