Poetry and Translation in Northern Ireland

RUI CARVALHO HOMEM is Professor of English at the University of Oporto, Portugal. His research interests and publications include Irish studies, Early Modern English drama, translation and word-and-image studies. He is also a literary translator, and has published versions of Shakespeare, Seamus Heaney and Philip Larkin.

• Acknowledgements Introduction: On Rewriting as Dislocation Authority and Freedom: Seamus Heaney Of Containment and Unmeasure: Derek Mahon Versions of Compassion: Michael Longley Words in Transit: Paul Muldoon The Hand, the Voice, the Map: Ciaran Carson Conclusions - and some Extensions Bibliography Index

'This intelligent book succeeds admirably in illustrating the relevance of the interdisciplinary approaches for literary studies in our 'global' world.' -M. Teresa Caneda Cabrera, University of Vigo, Translation and Literature