The Translations of Seamus Heaney

Informationen zum Autor Seamus Heaney was born in County Derry in Northern Ireland. Death of a Naturalist , his first collection of poems, appeared in 1966, and was followed by poetry, criticism and translations which established him as the leading poet of his generation. In 1995 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, and twice won the Whitbread Book of the Year, for The Spirit Level (1996) and Beowulf (1999). Stepping Stones , a book of interviews conducted by Dennis O'Driscoll, appeared in 2008; Human Chain , his last volume of poems, was awarded the 2010 Forward Prize for Best Collection. He died in 2013. His translation of Virgil's Aeneid Book VI was published posthumously in 2016 to critical acclaim, followed in 2018 by 100 Poems , a selection of poems from his entire career, chosen by his family. Klappentext Collectively these bring us closer to an understanding of the genius for interpretation and transformation that distinguished Heaney as one of the great poet-translators of all time. 'The Translations . Vorwort Now in paperback - Heaney's prize-winning book-length translations as well as the many individual poems in fourteen languages worked on and contributing to a glittering literary career Zusammenfassung Collectively these bring us closer to an understanding of the genius for interpretation and transformation that distinguished Heaney as one of the great poet-translators of all time. 'The Translations .

Product details

• Authors: Seamus Heaney, Heaney Seamus
• Assisted by: Dr Marco Sonzogni (Editor), Marco Sonzogni (Editor)
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.10.2023
• EAN: 9780571342532
• ISBN: 978-0-571-34253-2
• No. of pages: 704
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 50 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards), Literary studies: poetry and poets, Translation and interpretation