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By: truefirstedition

Seamus Heaney has a great verse translation – I think he really captures the poetry (especially in terms of sound and phonics) of the original.

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By: briteyes

I cannot recommend Seamus Heaney’s version enough. I read it recently, and thought it was a wonderful treatment. Not only has he done a marvellous job keeping the verse & metre intact, but he...

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By: Laura T

Unlike others, I’m not a big fan of Seamus Heaney. His translation is unfortunately coloured by his own political views (he is from Northern Ireland and identifies himself as Irish, not British). For...

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