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Sweeney Astray

Sweeney Astray

Sweeney Astray
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Sweeney Astray

by Heaney, Seamus

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0374272212
ISBN 13
9780374272210
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, 1983. First printing. Very Good+ in a Fine dustjacket. Pale green boards quarterbound in brown cloth. The spine is stamped in metallic green. 85pps. First Printing. A previous owner's brief inscription is near the top of the ffep. Also, page 41 has a crease as well as a small tear out of its lower corner (not affecting the text). Otherwise clean, tight, square and bright. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is in fine condition; the white flaps are faintly dulled. The original price (13.95) is intact. A nice copy.<br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. X03-B.. First American Edition. Hardcover.

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Sweeney Astray is a version of the Irish poem Buile Shuibhne written by Seamus Heaney and published in 1983. 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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Title
Sweeney Astray
Author
Heaney, Seamus
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
Edition
First American Edition
ISBN 10
0374272212
ISBN 13
9780374272210
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
Place of Publication
New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published
1983
Keywords
BUILE SUIBHNE MAD SWEENEY BATTLE OF MOIRA GAELIC LITERATURE SEAMUS HEANEY FIRST EDITIONS COLLECTIBLE BOOKS IRISH POETS POETRY
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Poetry; Irish Literature and Heritage;

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