Cre na cille the margellos world republic of letters by o cadhain, mairtin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. While the dirty dust features scores of characters, the central figure is caitriona paudeen, whose unflagging hatred of her stillliving sister and ceaseless bickering with her dead rival toejam nora drives the novel along. Being the joycean philistine that i am this accolade for cre na cille would not in itself encourage me to read the book. M irt n cadhain was born in cois fharraige in the connamara gaeltacht in 1906 he is best known for his major novel, cr na cille dublin, s irs al agus dill, 1949 it has been translated into english as graveyard clay, and into many other languages, including.
It took 66 years for mairtin o cadhains modernist masterpiece, cre na cille, to make it from the original irish into english. Cre na cillethe dirty dust is a brilliant titleis a modern masterpiece that has remained locked away from nonirish speakers for too long. This edition of o cadhains masterpiece is enriched with footnotes, bibliography, publication and reception history, and other materials that invite further study and deeper enjoyment of his most engaging and challenging work. Ive moved the syopsis of the episodes from the film here, they were getting a bit long for the main class page. It has since been proclaimed to be be one of the finest pieces of modern literature written in the irish language and i have always meant to read it. John banville, author of the sea and ancient light. Mainly his novel is difficult because of its experimental form. May 31, 2017 by languagehat 11 comments for ages ive been saving this american scholar link, in which stephanie bastek compares two versions of the same passage from mairtin o cadhains modernist masterpiece, cre na cille, liam mac con iomaire and tim robinsons translation, called graveyard. Translated by alan titley to the dirty dust and published by clo iarchonnacht. Graveyard clay cre na cille by mairtin o cadhain is set in a graveyard in the west of ireland in the early 1940s and is a continuing dialogue between those buried there. The talk is full of gossip, backbiting, flirting, feuds, and scandalmongering.
Mar 01, 2015 mairtin o cadhains irresistible and infamous novel the dirty dust is consistently ranked as the most important prose work in modern irish, yet no translation for englishlanguage readers has ever before been published. Today, cre na cille is considered joycean in a less euphemistic sense. If youre looking for a free download links of the dirty dust. They have brought with them into the afterlife the petty squabbles and animosities, injustices, pretensions and. From the dirty dust cre na cille, by mairtin o cadhain, translated from the irish by alan titley, published by yale university press in the margellos world republic of letters series in. This bold new translation of his radically original cre na cille is the shared project of two fluent speakers of the irish of o cadhains native region, liam mac con iomaire and tim robinson. Apr 11, 2018 this bold new translation of his radically original cre na cille is the shared project of two fluent speakers of the irish of o cadhains native region, liam mac con iomaire and tim robinson. Cre na cille has also been dramatized, firstly for radio by rte raidio na gaeltachta in 1973, then for the stage adapted by macdara o fatharta and performed in 1996 and 2006, and finally a film version with english subtitles written by macdara o fatharta, and directed by robert quinn was released in 2007. Apr 11, 2016 graveyard clay is the second english language translation of mairtin o cadhains classic irish language novel cre na cille, published just a year after alan titleys translation, entitled the dirty dust.
It is crucial that the cast of cre na cille blasphemethe only question is whether they ought to do so according to the mores of 2015 or 1949. Alan titley on translating cre na cille yale university. This translation by liam mac con iomaire and tim robinson is the second englishlanguage version of mairtin o cadhains classic cre na cille 1949 to be published by yale university press. Mairtin o cadhains cre na cille was published in irish gaelic in 1949. Mar 26, 2015 cre na cille is a hymn to the irish of connemara. Its a novel composed almost exclusively of talk of dialogue, and much aimless chattering among dead bodies, languishing in a nondescript boneyard in the west of ireland. Cre na cillethe dirty dust is a brilliant titleis a modern masterpiece that has remained locked away from nonirishspeakers for too long. This translation by liam mac con iomaire and tim robinson is the second englishlanguage version of mairtin o cadhains classic cre na cille 1949 to be published by yale university press as part. Irelands good soldier svejk reaches prague radio prague. O cadhain apparently was not keen on having it translated into english. Cre na cille, by mairtin o cadhain, translated by alan titley, yale university press, rrp. This exciting new translation makes the wit, charm and brilliance of the original novel accessible to the wide audience that it truly deserves. The irish novel thats so good people were scared to.
Cre na cille the dirty dust this book is considered as the classic novel written in irish. Cre na cille the margellos world republic of letters o cadhain, mairtin, titley, alan on. A translation of o cadhains masterpiece cre na cille. Oct 25, 2016 joe steve gives us a deeper insight into the character he playes as well as discussing his relationship with the book cre na cille. A dustjacket blurb from colm toibin declares it the greatest novel to be written in the irish language, and. These are not spirits waiting to be translated elsewhere but rather the coffinbound corpses of the dead. All the characters in mairtin o cadhains great irishlanguage comic novel cre na cille are dead.
Where titleys anarchic, freewheeling translation, aimed at capturing the irreverence of the original text, speaks to the political moment in which o cadhain was writing, graveyard clay is aimed at. Mar 17, 2016 today, cre na cille is considered joycean in a less euphemistic sense. Cre na cille is probably the best known piece of irish language fiction and is definitely up there with the best. Cre na cille was originally written in irish and published in 1950. Alan titleys vigorous new translation, full of the brio and guts of o cadhains original, at last brings the. Margaret kelleher, breac this raucously successful new translation. A careful and meticulous translation to english of mairtin o cadhains cre na cille by liam mac con iomaire and tim robinson. Cre na cille the margellos world republic of letters pdf, epub, docx and torrent then this site is not for you. Cre na cille confounds expectations of fiction, dispensing with both traditional authorial omniscience and joycean stream of consciousness, both of which allow us access to characters inner thoughts fictions trump card. Gaeltacht minnesota is an irish language study group cre na cille ive moved the syopsis of the episodes from the film here, they were getting a bit long for the main class page.
The title could be translated as graveyard clay and the setting is a graveyard in connemara. The interesting thing is that there will be another translation of the same book. Cre na cille the margellos world republic of letters. The book is going to be launched on wednesday 31 january at 19. Gaeltacht minnesota is an irish language study group.
It has since been proclaimed to be be one of the finest pieces of modern literature written in the irish language and i. Frank freeman, university bookman likely to be praised by readers who are familiar with the original irish text. It has been made into a radio play, a stage play and a film which i can highly recommend it has english subtitles. The dirty dust, alan titleys translation of this splendidly batty novelin which the dead gossip, flirt, and feud in the graveyard with the same aplomb as they did in the pubcame out last year to critical acclaim. In critical opinion and popular polls, mairtin o cadhains graveyard clay is invariably ranked the most important prose work in modern irish.
Mar 11, 2015 cre na cille or the dirty dust was originally published in 1949 but only recently has it become available in english for the first time, translated from its original irish as part of the margellos world republic of letters. Colum mccann, irish independent irish independent colum mccann whatever their differences in tempo or phraseology, each of the current versions of o cadhains most famous book is gloriously attuned to the. The irish novel thats so good people were scared to translate it. Alan titleys vigorous new translation, full of the brio and.
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