{"product_id":"the-translations-of-seamus-heaney-9780374612849","title":"The Translations of Seamus Heaney","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe complete translations of the poet Seamus Heaney, a Nobel laureate and prolific, revolutionary translator.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeamus Heaney's translation of \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1999, was immediately hailed as an undisputed masterpiece, something imperishable and great (James Wood, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e). A few years after his death in 2013, his translation of Virgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid Book VI\u003c\/i\u003e caused a similar stir, providing a remarkable and fitting epilogue to one of the great poetic careers of recent times (Nick Laird, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e). Now, for the first time, the poet, critic, and essayist's translations are gathered in one volume. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeaney translated not only classic works of Latin and Old English but also a great number of poems from Spanish, Romanian, Dutch, Russian, German, Scottish Gaelic, Czech, Ancient and Modern Greek, Middle and Modern French, and Medieval and Modern Italian, among other languages. In particular, the Nobel laureate engaged with works i\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862577676631,"sku":"9780374612849","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780374612849.jpg?v=1759918175","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-translations-of-seamus-heaney-9780374612849","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}