A History of Verse Translation from the Irish, 1789-1897 (Hardcover)

This study surveys the course of verse translation from the Irish, starting with the notorious Macpherson controversy and ending with the publication of George Sigerson's Bards of the Gael and Gall in 1897. Professor Welch considers some of the problems and challenges relating to the translation of Irish verse into English in the context of translation theory and ideas about cultural differentiation. Throughout the book, we see again and again the dilemma of poets who must be faithful to the spirit or the form of Irish verse, but who rarely have the ability to capture both. The relationship between Irish and English in the nineteenth century was, necessarily, a critical one, and the translators were often working at the centre of the crisis, whether they were aware of it or not. As Celticism evolved into nationalism and heroic idealism, these influences can be clearly seen in the development of verse translation from the Irish.

General

Imprint:	Colin Smythe
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Irish Literary Studies, 24
Release date:	July 1988
Authors:	Robert Welch
Dimensions:	220 x 140mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	212
ISBN-13:	978-0-86140-249-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Translation & interpretation > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century
LSN:	0-86140-249-9
Barcode:	9780861402496

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