Reviews in brief: From the poetic adaptations of Derek Mahon to a history of the rag trade and a fantasy by Stephen King


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The Adaptations (1975-2020) by Derek Mahon (Gallery Press, €22.50) The Adaptations is part of Gallery Press’s ongoing commitment to the work of Derek Mahon. The title’s temporal span indicates the chronological organisation adopted, offering us a complete picture of Mahon’s engagement with poetry in other languages. This ranges from the choruses of Sophocles and Aristophanes, through the Latin of Lucretius, Horace and Ovid, among others. The versions of poems from Petrarch, Brecht, and Pasternak testify also to Mahon’s profound engagement with European literature, while it also traces his incursions into the poetry from the Chinese and Indian traditions. By far...