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Courts of Air and Earth

Courts of Air and Earth

Trevor Joyce

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Shearsman Books
Año de edición:
2008
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Poesía
ISBN:
9780907562955
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'Courts of Air and Earth' is a collection of Trevor Joyce’s translations from the Old and Middle Irish, with his remarkable version of the epic 'Poems of Sweeny, Peregrine', at the core. Also included are a series of 'Love Songs from a Dead Tongue', versions of 'Sean O Duibher of the Glen', and selections from the 'Danta Gradha'.

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