Seán Ã" Tuama (1926, Cork, Ireland â€" September 2006) was an Irish
poet, playwright and academic.[1]Raised in the southern city of Cork
and educated at the North Monastery (North Mon) school and University
College Cork, Ã" Tuama first came to prominence in 1950 with his
anthology of modern Irish language poetry titled NuabhéarsaÃocht
1939-1949.[2]Notable academic works include An Grá in Amhráin na
nDaoine, an analysis of medieval and Renaissance European influences
on Irish song, which is credited as being a source for inspiration for
poets including Liam Ã" Muirthile and Gabriel Rosenstock.[2] 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 Ã" Tuama and accompanied by translations of the poems into
English by Thomas Kinsella, was published in 1981.Ã" 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.[2] and a member of the Arts
Council of Ireland.[3]
poet, playwright and academic.[1]Raised in the southern city of Cork
and educated at the North Monastery (North Mon) school and University
College Cork, Ã" Tuama first came to prominence in 1950 with his
anthology of modern Irish language poetry titled NuabhéarsaÃocht
1939-1949.[2]Notable academic works include An Grá in Amhráin na
nDaoine, an analysis of medieval and Renaissance European influences
on Irish song, which is credited as being a source for inspiration for
poets including Liam Ã" Muirthile and Gabriel Rosenstock.[2] 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 Ã" Tuama and accompanied by translations of the poems into
English by Thomas Kinsella, was published in 1981.Ã" 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.[2] and a member of the Arts
Council of Ireland.[3]
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