The Testament of Cresseid & Seven Fables: Translated by Seamus Heaney

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Title: The Testament of Cresseid & Seven Fables: …

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Publication Date: 2009

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Edition: 1st Edition First British edition of Heaney’s translation of Henryson’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Hand lettering and illustration by Seb Lester. “The Testament of Cresseid is a beautiful, rare work, unique in the history of literature for “the recognition ” scene alone. The greatest of the late Medieval Scots makars, Robert Henryson shared their vision of the frailty and pathos of human life, as well as the inherited poetic example of Geoffrey Chaucer. His finest poem and masterpiece is “The Testament of Cresseid” set in the aftermath of the Trojan War. The Testament has been beautifully translated into a confident but faithful idiom which matches the original verse-form and honours the poem’s unique blend of detachment and compassion. Collector’s Item.