Selected Poems
Published on 11. February 2014
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-300-19058-8 (ISBN)
Description
The first bilingual volume of poems by leading Irish twentieth-century poet Sean O RiordainIn the mid-twentieth century, a new generation of poets writing in Irish emerged, led by the young Sean O Riordain, among others. O Riordain's work has stood the test of time well, and he continues to engage today's Irish readers and writers. This well-rounded selection of poems brings most of O Riordain's works to English-language readers for the first time. The poems appear in their original Irish alongside English translations by some of Ireland's leading poets. Also included for the first time in English is O Riordain's essay What Is Poetry?, considered an extraordinary touchstone of critical insight for poets and literary commentators.
The volume reflects O Riordain's seven main concerns: poetry and its place in the artist's life; the plural self; the relationship between the individual and society; gender relations; the nature of animals; Ireland, its language and culture; and mortality.
The volume reflects O Riordain's seven main concerns: poetry and its place in the artist's life; the plural self; the relationship between the individual and society; gender relations; the nature of animals; Ireland, its language and culture; and mortality.
Reviews / Votes
"Selected Poems belatedly introduces to a wider audience one of the great modern European poets."-David Wheatley, Times Literary Supplement -- David Wheatley * Times Literary Supplement * 'Yale and Frank Sewell have created a serious memorial to one survivor poet, a soul of unbridled imagination.'-The Irish Examiner * The Irish Examiner * 'Many of O Riordain's best-loved poems, and some lesser-known works, are given a jolt of newness in their unfamiliar cloak of English.'-Roisin Ni Ghairbhi, The Irish Times -- Roisin Ni Ghairbhi * The Irish Times *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-19058-8 (9780300190588)
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Additional editions
Seán Ó Ríordáin | Frank Sewell
Selected Poems
E-Book
02/2014
1st Edition
Yale University Press
€35.95
Available for download
Persons
Sean O Riordain (1916-1977) completed four volumes of poetry, the last-Tar Eis Mo Bhais-published posthumously. He also wrote powerful opinion pieces for the Irish Times during his later years. Frank Sewell is a poet, translator, critic, and academic.