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Centennial Tales and Selected Poems. By Walter Kirkconnell.
In the 72nd issue of Eimreiðinn, a review of Walter Kirkconnell's book Centennial Tales was published. It is written by Dr. Richard Beck.
Dr. Watson Kirkconnell, is recently
retired as president of Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia,
Canada, as has long been known, is
one of Iceland's finest friends and
Icelanders in the Western Hemisphere, and has
beautifully demonstrated in writing
their work on Icelandic topics.
He is a well-educated man and
an unusually prolific writer.
He is also a splendid poet. Then
It is worth noting, however, how rare
linguist he is, and need
people have no choice but to glance over
extensive and diverse poetry translations
his, in order to be convinced
about what power he has over
a number of many and distantly related languages.
And then it's straight to the point
his book, which will be published here
attention to in a few words.
It is a large publication, over 500 pages.
p. in a large fragment, but, as stated in
its preface, it does contain
just under half of the original words
poets and less than one
one-thirtieth of his poetry translations.
About 120 pages of the first book
are almost exclusively new poems, or entirely
but a whole collection of poems, under the title
Centennial Tales, mostly written in 1964.
Are the ingredients drawn from the history of Canada, and
the poem collection was written on the occasion of the centenary
Canada's federal government next
year (1967). Also selected here are
poems from older and best-known poetry groups
the poet, among other things from
his collection of poems, The Flying Bull
and Other Tales (1940), which won
very laudatory reviews at the time.
One of the narrative episodes, "The Parson's
Tale of the Gimli Prodigal", lets
The poem takes place during the Icelandic settlement.
in those parts of Manitoba. The protagonist,
Ólafur Helgason, is at the beginning
very similar to the prodigal son, as
and the title of the story carries
himself, and therefore poorly regarded and generally considered,
that he faces a complete shipwreck in his life
way. However, it went the other way, because
Olafur performed that heroic deed, though
that it cost him his own life, that he
saved his rival from drowning
in love affairs and his companions.
I don't know anything other than that this story
is only poetry, but it is cheerful
She was also very charming. Her name was Sigrún,
the beautiful maiden whom Olaf loved,
and what's especially fun is that
Dr. Kirkconnell has him compose
her this round hand:
Victory only do I sigh for,
Sadly, my low estate,
Sick and lonely, true life I cry for.
Love atones my evil fate!
Is it truly well done,
to be so gentle with that
famous Icelandic taste abroad
tongue.
But there is more in this book, which
Iceland is particularly concerned, and there shall be
first mention of the beautiful poetic greeting
authors to Iceland the Althingi festival year
("Althing, 1930"), but it was
Dr. Sigurður Júlíus Jóhannesson well done
in Icelandic (See his poem, Reykjavík
1950).
in this new book by Dr. Kirkcomiell
There is also a wide selection of poetry translations
of those who had previously come to
his older collections of translations, including
of which the following are his translations
from Icelandic: "Þrymskviða". "Tristram's
poem", "Where are the birds, those on
"Summer Sung", by Steingrímur Thorsteinsson,
"Although you have traveled far",
by Stephan G. Stephansson, "I
"sailing in the fall", by Davíð Stefánsson
from Fagraskógur, chapters from "On the road and
"Flight", by Stephan G., "The Old House",
by Kristinn Stefánsson, "Beekeeping",
by Guttorm J. Guttormsson,
and "Summer's End", by Einar PJónsson.
Some verses are omitted from
in some of these poems. Finally, there are
here are translations of two free verses
then Stephan and Guttorm. Usually there are
This poem is well translated and their meaning is clear.
nicely.
The rich poetic talent of Dr. Kirkconnell, who
has long been recognized by Canadians
and other reviewers, describes itself well in
the original poems in this book;
His poetry translations also bear witness
his great skill in handling English
a story, which often has the purest touch of genius.
The book is the most magnificent of all.
costume; behind it is a list of
the author's original and translated poetry books,
and many of the magazines that published
have his poems.
In the 72nd issue of Eimreiðinn, a review of Walter Kirkconnell's book Centennial Tales was published. It is written by Dr. Richard Beck.
Dr. Watson Kirkconnell, is recently
retired as president of Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia,
Canada, as has long been known, is
one of Iceland's finest friends and
Icelanders in the Western Hemisphere, and has
beautifully demonstrated in writing
their work on Icelandic topics.
He is a well-educated man and
an unusually prolific writer.
He is also a splendid poet. Then
It is worth noting, however, how rare
linguist he is, and need
people have no choice but to glance over
extensive and diverse poetry translations
his, in order to be convinced
about what power he has over
a number of many and distantly related languages.
And then it's straight to the point
his book, which will be published here
attention to in a few words.
It is a large publication, over 500 pages.
p. in a large fragment, but, as stated in
its preface, it does contain
just under half of the original words
poets and less than one
one-thirtieth of his poetry translations.
About 120 pages of the first book
are almost exclusively new poems, or entirely
but a whole collection of poems, under the title
Centennial Tales, mostly written in 1964.
Are the ingredients drawn from the history of Canada, and
the poem collection was written on the occasion of the centenary
Canada's federal government next
year (1967). Also selected here are
poems from older and best-known poetry groups
the poet, among other things from
his collection of poems, The Flying Bull
and Other Tales (1940), which won
very laudatory reviews at the time.
One of the narrative episodes, "The Parson's
Tale of the Gimli Prodigal", lets
The poem takes place during the Icelandic settlement.
in those parts of Manitoba. The protagonist,
Ólafur Helgason, is at the beginning
very similar to the prodigal son, as
and the title of the story carries
himself, and therefore poorly regarded and generally considered,
that he faces a complete shipwreck in his life
way. However, it went the other way, because
Olafur performed that heroic deed, though
that it cost him his own life, that he
saved his rival from drowning
in love affairs and his companions.
I don't know anything other than that this story
is only poetry, but it is cheerful
She was also very charming. Her name was Sigrún,
the beautiful maiden whom Olaf loved,
and what's especially fun is that
Dr. Kirkconnell has him compose
her this round hand:
Victory only do I sigh for,
Sadly, my low estate,
Sick and lonely, true life I cry for.
Love atones my evil fate!
Is it truly well done,
to be so gentle with that
famous Icelandic taste abroad
tongue.
But there is more in this book, which
Iceland is particularly concerned, and there shall be
first mention of the beautiful poetic greeting
authors to Iceland the Althingi festival year
("Althing, 1930"), but it was
Dr. Sigurður Júlíus Jóhannesson well done
in Icelandic (See his poem, Reykjavík
1950).
in this new book by Dr. Kirkcomiell
There is also a wide selection of poetry translations
of those who had previously come to
his older collections of translations, including
of which the following are his translations
from Icelandic: "Þrymskviða". "Tristram's
poem", "Where are the birds, those on
"Summer Sung", by Steingrímur Thorsteinsson,
"Although you have traveled far",
by Stephan G. Stephansson, "I
"sailing in the fall", by Davíð Stefánsson
from Fagraskógur, chapters from "On the road and
"Flight", by Stephan G., "The Old House",
by Kristinn Stefánsson, "Beekeeping",
by Guttorm J. Guttormsson,
and "Summer's End", by Einar PJónsson.
Some verses are omitted from
in some of these poems. Finally, there are
here are translations of two free verses
then Stephan and Guttorm. Usually there are
This poem is well translated and their meaning is clear.
nicely.
The rich poetic talent of Dr. Kirkconnell, who
has long been recognized by Canadians
and other reviewers, describes itself well in
the original poems in this book;
His poetry translations also bear witness
his great skill in handling English
a story, which often has the purest touch of genius.
The book is the most magnificent of all.
costume; behind it is a list of
the author's original and translated poetry books,
and many of the magazines that published
have his poems.