[Seamus] Heaney made five beautiful, homespun translations of poems by the 15th century Scot Robert Henryson. The poems and translations are collected on the app, along with fabulous color animations by the Irish studio Flickerpix. You can hear everything read aloud by actor Billy Connolly. Or you can hear everything read aloud in Scottish by Dr. Ian Johnson. You can watch Seamus Heaney, who died last year, talk about how and where he first encountered the medieval tales—based on Aesop—and why he “feels at home with Henryson.” Experts discuss the poems’ language, rhyme scheme, morals, and context, for those who are not sated by the line-by-line commentary. Mellifluous accents abound. Never before have I seen or heard an iPad do anything quite so charming. slate/blogs/browbeat/2014/07/03/seamus_heaney_fives_fables_app_is_the_most_charming_thing_on_my_ipad.html
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 15:55:39 +0000
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