Seán Ó Tuama
Seán Ó Tuama (1926 – 14 October 2006) was an Irish poet, playwright and academic.
Contents
- 1 Life
- 2 Awards
- 3 Works
- 3.1 Poetry
- 3.2 Plays
- 3.3 Academic works
- 3.4 Anthologies
- 3.5 Essays
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Life
Raised in the southern city of Cork and educated at the North Monastery (North Mon) school and University College Cork, Ó Tuama first came to prominence in 1950 with his anthology of modern Irish language poetry *led Nuabhéarsaíocht 1939-1949.
Notable academic works include An Grá in Amhráin na nDaoine, an *ysis of medieval and Renaissance European influences on Irish song, which is credited as being a source for inspiration for poets including Liam Ó Muirthile and Gabriel Rosenstock. The anthology An Duanaire: Poems of the Dispossessed, a collection of poems in the Irish language dating from the 16th to 19th centuries selected by Ó Tuama and accompanied by translations of the poems into English by Thomas Kinsella, was published in 1981.
Ó Tuama was the Professor of Irish Literature at University College Cork, and visiting professor at Harvard, Oxford and Toronto University. He was also chairman of Bord na Gaeilge for a time. and a member of the Arts Council of Ireland.
Awards
- 1983 American Book Award
Works
Poetry
- Faoileán Na Beatha (Baile Átha Cliath, An Chlochomar Tta., 1962)
- Rogha dánta: Death in the Land of Youth: New and Selected Poems of Sean O Tuama. Translator Peter Denman. Cork University Press. 1997. ISBN:978-1-85918-157-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Plays
- Gunna Cam agus Slabhra Oir. Drama Vearsaíochta Thrí Ghníomh (Baile Átha Cliath, Sairseal Agus Dill). Folens and Co. Ltd. 1973. ISBN:978-0-902592-52-0.
- Ar aghaidh linn, a Longadáin
- Moloney
- Is é seo m'oileán
- Corp Eoghain Uí Shúilleabháin
- Déan trócaire ar shagairt óga
- Iúdás Iscariot agus a bhean
- Scéal ar Phádraig
Academic works
- An Grá in Amhráin na nDaoine (An Clochomhar Tta., 1960)
- An Grá i bhFilíocht na nUaisle (1988)
Anthologies
- Seán Ó Tuama, ed. (1981). An Duanaire: Poems of the Dispossessed. Translated by Thomas Kinsella. Dublin: Dolmen Press. ISBN:978-0-85105-363-9.
- Coiscéim na hAoise Seo, an anthology of 20th century poetry in Irish
Essays
- Cúirt, Tuath agus Bruachbhaile, An Clóchomhar Tta, 1990
- Nuabhéarsaíocht 1939-1949 (as editor, Baile Atha Cliath, Sairseal agus Dill, 1950)
- The Facts About Irish. Coraigh: An Comhar Poiblí. 1964.
- The Gaelic League Idea. Cork: Mercier Press. 1972.
- Repossessions, selected essays on the Irish literary heritage. Cork University Press. 1995. ISBN:978-1-85918-044-0.
References
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090717102354/http://www.irishwriters-online.com/seanotuama.html