Overview
The complete translations of the poet Seamus Heaney, a Nobel laureate and prolific, revolutionary translator.
Seamus Heaneyās translation of Beowulf, published in 1999, was immediately hailed as an undisputed masterpiece, āsomething imperishable and greatā (James Wood, The Guardian). A few years after his death in 2013, his translation of Virgilās Aeneid Book VI caused a similar stir, providing āa remarkable and fitting epilogue to one of the great poetic careers of recent timesā (Nick Laird, Harperās Magazine). Now, for the first time, the poet, critic, and essayistās translations are gathered in one volume.
Heaney translated not only classic works of Latin and Old English but also a great number of poems from Spanish, Romanian, Dutch, Russian, German, Scottish Gaelic, Czech, Ancient and Modern Greek, Middle and Modern French, and Medieval and Modern Italian, among other languages. In particular, the Nobel laureate engaged with works in Old, Middle, and Modern Irish, the languages of his homeland and early education. As he said, āIf you lived in the Irish countryside as I did in my childhood, you lived in a primal Gaeltacht.ā
In The Translations of Seamus Heaney, Marco Sonzogni has collected Heaneyās translations and framed them with the poetās own writings on his works and their composition, sourced from introductions, interviews, and commentaries. Through this volume, we come closer to grasping the true extent of Heaneyās extraordinary abilities and his genius.
This book title, The Translations of Seamus Heaney, ISBN: 9780374612849, by Seamus Heaney, Marco Sonzogni, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (March 12, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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