{"product_id":"the-translations-of-seamus-heaney-paperback","title":"The Translations of Seamus Heaney - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSeamus Heaney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarco Sonzogni\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe complete translations of the poet Seamus Heaney, a Nobel laureate and prolific, revolutionary translator.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeamus Heaney's translation of \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1999, was immediately hailed as an undisputed masterpiece, \"something imperishable and great\" (James Wood, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e). A few years after his death in 2013, his translation of Virgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid Book VI\u003c\/i\u003e caused a similar stir, providing \"a remarkable and fitting epilogue to one of the great poetic careers of recent times\" (Nick Laird, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e). Now, for the first time, the poet, critic, and essayist's translations are gathered in one volume. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHeaney 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, \"If you lived in the Irish countryside as I did in my childhood, you lived in a primal Gaeltacht.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Translations of Seamus Heaney\u003c\/i\u003e, Marco Sonzogni has collected Heaney's translations and framed them with the poet's 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 Heaney's extraordinary abilities and his genius.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeamus Heaney \u003c\/b\u003e(1939-2013) was born in Northern Ireland. \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Naturalist\u003c\/i\u003e, his first collection of poems, appeared in 1966 and was followed by numerous volumes of poetry, plays, criticism, and translation, establishing him as one of the leading English-language poets of his generation. In 1995, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. His translation of Virgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid Book VI \u003c\/i\u003ewas published posthumously in 2016 to great critical acclaim. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarco Sonzogni\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Italy and was educated in Italy, Ireland, and New Zealand. He teaches translation in the School of Languages and Cultures at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460434378930,"sku":"9780374612849","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f07096c819eb15ecea45e65e30bdeb09.webp?v=1778920729","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-translations-of-seamus-heaney-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}