Poetic visions of the past; encounters with the archaeological muse

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Issues regarding archaeological allusions in poetry are discussed. One of the best known is probably Shelley's sonnet "Ozymandias," inspired by the 13th-century BC ruins at the mortuary complex of Rameses II. Others discussed include George Seferis' poem "Mycenae" and Seamus Heaney's "Mycenae Lookout."

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Timeless verses; poetic views of archaeology and its practitioners

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Some poetic visions of the past inspired by archaeology are described and quoted. Writers include Seamus Heaney, Anthony Thwaite, Frances Minturn Howard and Margery Lea.

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The muse within us: poetic visions of the past

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Many poets express a vision of the past and an appreciation of landscape that archaeologists also feel, and some archaeologists are also poets. Loren Eiseley, a professor of anthropology and paleontology as well as a writer, wrote poems about the past, about evolution and humanity. Works by Lord Byron, George Seferis, Oscar Broneer and Rhys Carpenter also reflect on archaeology and the past.

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