Seamus Heaney speech given on his receiving an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Exeter The text of a speech given by Seamus Heaney on the occasion of his receiving an honorary DLitt degree at the University of Exeter on 13 July 2001. It includes in manuscript part of his Beowulf translation, and is written on the reverse side of the administrative papers dealing with the ceremony and his stay in Exeter. 2001