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The Translations of Seamus Heaney: Collection of poet’s dazzling translations sings with vitality
Marco Sonzogni has brought together 100 texts of important works translated by the renowned poet and has added value with his own extensive notes
Back when I was an eager undergraduate in St Patrick’s College, Old English was a tricky hurdle to negotiate. Armed only with the large brick that was the Norton Anthology of English Literature, I gamely tackled Beowulf, but this was a one-sided battle and I didn’t get much out of it. Had I been equipped with The Translations of Seamus Heaney, I’d have fared better.
According to editor Marco Sonzogni’s excellent introduction, Heaney worked on ...
