Gair nan Clarsach - The Harps' Cry

Anthology of 17th Century Gaelic Poetry

Buch | Softcover

245 Seiten

1998
Birlinn Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-874744-13-9 (ISBN)

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This is an anthology of Gaelic poetry and song from the 17th century and includes the melodies of songs where known. 43 poems illustrate the range of verse from that turbulent century - work songs, rowing songs, political songs and songs of clans, anger and grief.

This is the first ever anthology of Gaelic poetry and song from the seventeenth century and includes the melodies for the songs where known. Forty-three poems have been chosen to illustrate the full range of verse from that turbulent century - work songs and rowing songs, political songs and songs of the clans, songs of anger and songs of grief. For the first time on record the song of the people bursts forth from the older medieval learned tradition.

This poetry gives us a last glimpse of the heroic age in Europe. It shows the chief as a warrior and hunter, surrounded in his torchlit hall by the sounds of gambling, harps and poets, as his retainers feasted and drank. In other songs, many composed by women, we hear of the hopes and disappointments of the people.

Colm O'Baoill was born in the City of Armagh in 1938 and educated there, as well as at Queen's University, Belfast. He was Assistant Lecturer in Celtic at Queen's in 1962 and Lecturer in Celtic at Aberdeen University in 1966. Meg Bateman was born in Edinburgh in 1959. She lectures at Sabhal Mor Ostaig in Skye, part of the University of the Highlands and Islands, where she teaches literature and philosophy through the medium of Gaelic. She learned Gaelic in South Uist and the University of Aberdeen where she taught for many years. Her poetry is included in numerous anthologies such as the ‘Penguin Book of Scottish Verse’ and the ‘Penguin Book of Poetry from Britain and Ireland since 1945’. She has translated and co-edited anthologies of Gaelic medieval, 17th century and religious verse. Her two collections, ‘Aotromachd / Lightness’ and ‘Soirbheas / Fair Wind’, both published by Polygon, were shortlisted for the Scottish Book of the Year award in 1997 and 2007.

Übersetzer	Meg Bateman
Zusatzinfo	music
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch; Scottish Gaelic
Maße	135 x 216 mm
Gewicht	275 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Anthologien
ISBN-10	1-874744-13-0 / 1874744130
ISBN-13	978-1-874744-13-9 / 9781874744139
Zustand	Neuware