The Translations of Seamus Heaney

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The late Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney was best known for his original poetry but won high acclaim also for his remarkable translations. This new volume collects the latter, spotlighting his range--from ancient Greek drama to old Irish poems to Beowulf and beyond--and his dexterity with not just one, but many languages. This is a word hoard to be prized and savored.


 

 


 

The Translations of Seamus Heaney By Seamus Heaney, Marco Sonzogni (Editor) Cover Image
$50.00
ISBN: 9780374277734
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - March 21st, 2023

An Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell, by Deborah Levy

Staff Pick

Levy's brief work is cast as a poetic dialogue between an angel from Heaven and an accountant from Hell. The angel wants to spirit the accountant away from his dreary existence of disengaged routine; the accountant, however, despite vague notions of a better life, prefers to stick to what he knows. As their meeting becomes a romantic and comedic romp with modern malaise as a backdrop, Levy makes us laugh even as she poses troubling questions.
 

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$15.95
ISBN: 9781913505257
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Published: And Other Stories - January 31st, 2023

Judas Goat, by Gabrielle Bates

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Wrestling with faith, desire, violence, and womanhood, many of the poems in Bates's debut collection felt so intense that I had to look away. Yet while disturbing imagery permeates the work, the language is so exquisite that I almost welcomed the gore. This book left me breathless with its deft narrative weave that takes us through the poet's childhood and into a period of self-reflection.

 

 

 

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ISBN: 9781953534644
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Published: Tin House Books - January 24th, 2023

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