谢默斯·希尼,爱尔兰著名的诗人,自幼生活在具有浓郁天主教背景的爱尔兰文化和传统中,接受的却是正规的英语教育,这种双重文化身份带来的焦虑在诗人面对上世纪60年代末以来北爱尔兰的混乱局面时显得更加突出。在诗集《外出过冬》中,希尼一方面追忆了古老的凯尔特传统和语言,谴责了英国控制者对其进行的破坏;另一方面描写了他本人在由宗教差异引起的冲突和隔阂前的无奈和沉默。 Shepherd Sinie, a famous Irish poet who lived in an Irish culture and tradition with a strong Catholic background, accepts formal English education. The anxiety caused by this dual cultural identity is confronted by poets The turmoil in Northern Ireland since the late 1960s is even more pronounced. In his book Out of the House Winter, Schnee recalls the ancient Celtic traditions and languages, condemned the British controllers for their destruction, and on the other hand described his own conflicts and estrangement caused by religious differences Former helplessness and silence.