Seán Ó Tuama
Seán Ó Tuama (1926 – 14 October 2006) was an Irish poet, playwright and academic.[1][2]
Seán Ó Tuama | |
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| Born | 1926 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 14 October 2006 (age 80) |
| Nationality | Irish |
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| Years active | 1950–1997 |
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 titled Nuabhéarsaíocht 1939-1949.[3]
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 Ó Muirthile and Gabriel Rosenstock.[3] 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,[3] and a member of the Arts Council of Ireland.[4]
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.
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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
- Nollaig O Gadhra (17 September 2006). "Professor Sean O Tuama". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- "Ó TUAMA, Seán (1926–2006)". ainm.ie (in Irish). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- "Death of Seán Ó Tuama at 80". RTÉ News. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- "Áras Uí Thuama is officially opened at University College Cork (UCC)". University College Cork. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
