Sweeney Astray
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Sweeney Astray is a version of the Irish poem Buile Shuibhne written by Seamus Heaney and published in 1984. It is based on an earlier translation by J.G. O'Keeffe. Heaney's version was well received in many circles and, much like his later take on Beowulf, has largely become the standard translation on college syllabi.
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The poem served as inspiration for a collection of photographs by Rachel Giese which was published, side by side with excerpts from the poem, under the...
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