Seamus Heaney è stato un poeta irlandese celebrato per opere di bellezza lirica e profondità etica. La sua poesia esalta frequentemente i miracoli quotidiani e porta vividamente in vita il passato vivente. Attraverso la sua scrittura, ha esplorato le complessità dell'esperienza umana e la profonda connessione con la terra. La voce distintiva di Heaney offre ai lettori un ricco coinvolgimento con il linguaggio e la risonanza duratura della memoria.
Questa raccolta presenta 21 poesie di Seamus Heaney, Premio Nobel per la Letteratura 1995, tratte da "The Spirit Level" e tradotte da Erminia Passannanti. Include gli originali in inglese e celebra il percorso poetico di Heaney, evidenziando l'importanza della poesia irlandese contemporanea nel contesto politico del nord Irlanda.
In a momentous publication, Seamus Heaney's translation of Book VI of the Aeneid, Virgil's epic poem composed sometime between 29 and 19 BC, follows the hero, Aeneas, on his descent into the underworld. In Stepping Stones, a book of interviews conducted by Dennis O'Driscoll, Heaney acknowledged the importance of the poem to his writing, noting that 'there's one Virgilian journey that has indeed been a constant presence, and that is Aeneas's venture into the underworld. The motifs in Book VI have been in my head for years - the golden bough, Charon's barge, the quest to meet the shade of the father.' In this new translation, Heaney employs the same deft handling of the original combined with the immediacy of language and flawless poetic voice as was on show in his translation of Beowulf, a reimagining which, in the words of Bernard O'Donoghue, brought the ancient poem back to life in 'a miraculous mix of the poem's original spirit and Heaney's voice'.
Gedichte 1965 - 2006
Der Nobelpreisträger Seamus Heaney ist der vielleicht bedeutendste Lyriker Großbritanniens. Doch seine Gedichte sind frei von großen Gesten. In ihrer überraschenden Musikalität hört man den Dialekt seiner nordirischen Herkunft. Ihre Humanität entspringt der Aufmerksamkeit für das Werk der Hände – es sind Momentaufnahmen aus einer sich wandelnden Welt, deren Geschwindigkeit man nur ermessen kann, wenn man auch ruhende Objekte zulässt.
Seamus Heaney had the idea to form a personal selection of poems from across the entire arc of his writing life, small yet comprehensive enough to serve as an introduction for all comers. But now, finally, the project has been returned to, resulting in an intimate gathering of poems chosen and introduced by the Heaney family.
The collection features 123 diverse poems that capture the essence of medieval England, reflecting voices ranging from sailors and wives to saints and farmers. It encompasses themes of battle, adventure, heartache, and longing, alongside playful innuendo and practical charms. Additionally, readers will find seven intriguing riddles, enriching the portrayal of the era. This anthology complements the narrative of Beowulf, offering a multifaceted glimpse into the lives and emotions of its time.
»Der irische Schriftsteller Seamus Heaney ist, wie Joyce, Yeats, Beckett und andere vor ihm, eine literarische Stimme für die Welt.« DIE ZEIT
New Selected Poems 1988-2013 offers the poems that Heaney himself selected from his collections Seeing Things, The Spirit Level, Beowulf, Electric Light, District and Circle and Human Chain.
A version of Sophocles' Philoctetes that tells of the wounded hero marooned upon an island by the Greeks during the Siege of Troy. As the conflict comes to a climax, the Greeks begin to realise they cannot win the Trojan war without Philoctetes' invincible bow, and turn back to seek his help.
The letters provide us with an intimate, multi-layered understanding of this extraordinarypoet's life and mind.
Mit Gedichten aus: / With poems from: - Tod eines Naturforschers / Death of a Naturalist - Tür ins Dunkel / Door into the dark - Überwintern / Wintering out - Norden / North