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106 Early Irish Poems: edited and translated by Geoffrey Squires

Geoffrey Squires

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Description:The poems translated here were, with a few possible exceptions, written between 600AD and 1200AD, making them the oldest vernacular poetry in Europe. This poetry gives us a window onto a world that is in some respects very different from ours but in others seems strangely close. There are poems about war and warriors, the geography and topography of the country, the religious life, nature and the seasons, the Viking threat, about love, old age and death. They comprise a mixture of pagan and Christian themes in a period when the two cultures intermingled. The book is thus aimed primarily at the general reader who is interested in Ireland, poetry, or Irish poetry. It can also be used by students of the above fields, though in conjunction with other textbooks. My over-riding aim has been, as far as I could, to turn these originals into verse in English. The translations are typically close but not literal and draw on the painstaking scholarly work that has been done in the field for over a century. But they are offered here primarily as poetry, as texts that despite the great chasm of time, and without in any way diminishing their otherness, still somehow speak to us. For most people, early Irish poetry remains a hidden treasure, confined to a relatively small number of university departments. It deserves to be much more widely known. That is the purpose of this book.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 106 Early Irish Poems: edited and translated by Geoffrey Squires. To get started finding 106 Early Irish Poems: edited and translated by Geoffrey Squires, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The poems translated here were, with a few possible exceptions, written between 600AD and 1200AD, making them the oldest vernacular poetry in Europe. This poetry gives us a window onto a world that is in some respects very different from ours but in others seems strangely close. There are poems about war and warriors, the geography and topography of the country, the religious life, nature and the seasons, the Viking threat, about love, old age and death. They comprise a mixture of pagan and Christian themes in a period when the two cultures intermingled. The book is thus aimed primarily at the general reader who is interested in Ireland, poetry, or Irish poetry. It can also be used by students of the above fields, though in conjunction with other textbooks. My over-riding aim has been, as far as I could, to turn these originals into verse in English. The translations are typically close but not literal and draw on the painstaking scholarly work that has been done in the field for over a century. But they are offered here primarily as poetry, as texts that despite the great chasm of time, and without in any way diminishing their otherness, still somehow speak to us. For most people, early Irish poetry remains a hidden treasure, confined to a relatively small number of university departments. It deserves to be much more widely known. That is the purpose of this book.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 106 Early Irish Poems: edited and translated by Geoffrey Squires. To get started finding 106 Early Irish Poems: edited and translated by Geoffrey Squires, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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