Seán Ó Tuama
Seán Ó Tuama was an Irish poet, playwright and academic.Life
Raised in the southern city of Cork and educated at the North Monastery 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.
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. The anthology, 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
Poetry
- Faoileán Na Beatha
Plays
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- 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 Grá i bhFilíocht na nUaisle
Anthologies
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- Coiscéim na hAoise Seo, an anthology of 20th century poetry in Irish
Essays
- Cúirt, Tuath agus Bruachbhaile, An Clóchomhar Tta, 1990
- Nuabhearsaiocht 1939-1949
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