Early Irish Myths And Sagas
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Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 1981-09-17 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0141934816 |
First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. From the vivid adventures of the great Celtic hero Cu Chulaind, to the stunning 'Exile of the Sons of Uisliu' - a tale of treachery, honour and romance - these are masterpieces of passion and vitality, and form the foundation for the Irish literary tradition: a mythic legacy that was a powerful influence on the work of Yeats, Synge and Joyce.
Author | : Jeffrey Gantz |
Publisher | : Marboro Books |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780880290388 |
Author | : Peter Berresford Ellis |
Publisher | : Robinson |
Total Pages | : 692 |
Release | : 2011-09-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1780333633 |
Developed from an early oral storytelling tradition dating back to the dawn of European culture, this is one of the oldest and most vibrant of Europe's mythologies. From all six Celtic cultures - Irish, Scots, Welsh, Cornish, Manx and Breton - Peter Berresford Ellishas included popular myths and legends, as well as bringing to light exciting new tales which have been lying in manuscript form, untranslated and unknown to the modern general reader. The author brings not only his extensive knowledge of source material but also his acclaimed skills of storytelling to produce an original, enthralling and definitive collection of Celtic myths and legends - tales of gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, magical weapons, fabulous beasts, and entities from the ancient Celtic world.
Author | : Mark Williams |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 2018-12-04 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 069118304X |
A sweeping history of Ireland's native gods, from Iron Age cult and medieval saga to the Celtic Revival and contemporary fiction Ireland’s Immortals tells the story of one of the world’s great mythologies. The first account of the gods of Irish myth to take in the whole sweep of Irish literature in both the nation’s languages, the book describes how Ireland’s pagan divinities were transformed into literary characters in the medieval Christian era—and how they were recast again during the Celtic Revival of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A lively narrative of supernatural beings and their fascinating and sometimes bizarre stories, Mark Williams’s comprehensive history traces how these gods—known as the Túatha Dé Danann—have shifted shape across the centuries. We meet the Morrígan, crow goddess of battle; the fire goddess Brigit, who moonlights as a Christian saint; the fairies who inspired J.R.R. Tolkien’s elves; and many others. Ireland’s Immortals illuminates why these mythical beings have loomed so large in the world’s imagination for so long.
Author | : Marie Heaney |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 1995-07-13 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 057117518X |
"Journalist Marie Heaney skillfully revives the glory of ancient Irish storytelling in this comprehensive volume from the great pre-Christian sequences to the more recent tales of the three patron saints Patrick, Brigid, and Colmcille."--Publisher's description.
Author | : BOUNTY BOOKS |
Publisher | : Bounty Books |
Total Pages | : 550 |
Release | : 2004-03 |
Genre | : Cuchulain (Legendary character) |
ISBN | : 9780753709450 |
Author | : Isabella Augusta Gregory |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 550 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Cuchulain (Legendary character) |
ISBN | : 9780753703915 |
This volume contains the myths and legends of pre-Christian Ireland, overflowing with giants and heroes, enchanted maidens, battles and brave deeds.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 311 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Cuchulain (Legendary character) |
ISBN | : 0192803735 |
The Táin Bó Cuailnge, centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's greatest epic. It tells the story of a great cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, queen and king of Connacht, and their allies, seeking to carry off the great Brown Bull of Cuailnge. The hero of the tale is Cuchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who resists the invaders single-handed while Ulster's warriors lie sick. Thomas Kinsella presents a complete and living version of the story. His translation is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts, with eleme...
Author | : Tomas O. Cathasaigh |
Publisher | : University of Notre Dame Pess |
Total Pages | : 648 |
Release | : 2014-01-30 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0268088578 |
Coire Sois, The Cauldron of Knowledge: A Companion to Early Irish Saga offers thirty-one previously published essays by Tomás Ó Cathasaigh, which together constitute a magisterial survey of early Irish narrative literature in the vernacular. Ó Cathasaigh has been called “the father of early Irish literary criticism,” with writings among the most influential in the field. He pioneered the analysis of the classic early Irish tales as literary texts, a breakthrough at a time when they were valued mainly as repositories of grammatical forms, historical data, and mythological debris. All four of the Mythological, Ulster, King, and Finn Cycles are represented here in readings of richness, complexity, and sophistication, supported by absolute philological rigor and yet easy for the non-specialist to follow. The book covers key terms, important characters, recurring themes, rhetorical strategies, and the narrative logic of this literature. It also surveys the work of the many others whose explorations were launched by Ó Cathasaigh's first encounters with the literature. As the most authoritative single volume on the essential texts and themes of early Irish saga, this collection will be an indispensable resource for established scholars, and an ideal introduction for newcomers to one of the richest and most under-studied literatures of medieval Europe.
Author | : Proinsias Mac Cana |
Publisher | : Reed Mitchel Beazley |
Total Pages | : 143 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Celts |
ISBN | : 9781851529308 |
Describes the gods, myths, and epic legends of the Celts, discussing their sources, their relationship with Celtic history, and the influence of the Romans.