
Maldon
A Version
Shearsman Books (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 22. February 2019
Book
Pamphlet
32 pages
978-1-84861-653-0 (ISBN)
Description
Maldon is a version of the Anglo-Saxon epic fragment usually known as The Battle of Maldon, which tells the tale of a battle between the Anglo-Saxons and the invading Vikings which took place ca. 991 AD on the shores of the River Blackwater, almost certainly opposite Northey Island.
"Smith's version [of Maldon] preserves nicely a ghost of the alliterative pattern that rumbles through the original, without trying to reproduce it fully in a clog-dance of consonants. It is recognisably the same poem as the original: it has its linguistic density and compelling narrative pull, but it is free from the mildewed quaintness that sometimes hangs around translation from Old English."
-Dr. Alex Davis, U.C. Cork
"Smith's version [of Maldon] preserves nicely a ghost of the alliterative pattern that rumbles through the original, without trying to reproduce it fully in a clog-dance of consonants. It is recognisably the same poem as the original: it has its linguistic density and compelling narrative pull, but it is free from the mildewed quaintness that sometimes hangs around translation from Old English."
-Dr. Alex Davis, U.C. Cork
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Series
Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Exeter
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
55 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84861-653-0 (9781848616530)
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Michael Smith
Maldon, and Other Translations
Book
10/2004
Shearsman Books
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Person
Michael Smith (1942-2014) was an Irish poet and translator, mainly from Spanish, much of whose work has now been published by Shearsman. The text of this volume was originally included in a compendium volume, Maldon & Other Translations, in 2004, a volume which is no longer available. His Collected Poems, and the posthumous volume, Prayers for the Dead remain available, as do a large number of translations.
His awards included The European Academy of Poetry Medal for his services to the translation of poetry.
His awards included The European Academy of Poetry Medal for his services to the translation of poetry.
Translated with commentary