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| Author | : William Larminie |
| Publisher | : DigiCat |
| Total Pages | : 186 |
| Release | : 2022-09-15 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
A captivating collection of Irish folktales that had been passed on orally over centuries. Filled with fascinating stories, amusing characters, and picturesque descriptions, this book will entertain the readers till the end.
| Author | : Sean O'Sullivan |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 366 |
| Release | : 2018-12-14 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 022637517X |
Few countries can boast such a plentitude of traditional folktales as Ireland. In 1935, the creation of The Irish Folklore Commission set in motion the first organized efforts of collecting and studying a multitude of folktales, both written as well as those of the Irish oral tradition. The Commission has collected well over a million pages of manuscripts. Folktales of Ireland offers chief archivist Sean O'Sullivan's representation of this awe-inspiring collection. These tales represent the first English language collection of Gaelic folktales. "Without doubt the finest group of Irish tales that has yet been published in English."—The Guardian "O'Sullivan writes out of an intimacy with his subject and an instinctive grasp of the language of the originals. He tells us that his archives contain more than a million and a half pages of manuscript. If Mr. O'Sullivan translates them, I'll read them."—Seamus Heaney, New Statesman "The stories have an authentic folktale flavor and will satisfy both the student of folklore and the general reader."—Booklist
| Author | : Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson |
| Publisher | : DS Brewer |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9781843840817 |
This title discusses the characteristics of the traditional fairy tale in Europe and North America, and various theories of its development and interpretation.
| Author | : Monika Kropej |
| Publisher | : Založba ZRC |
| Total Pages | : 286 |
| Release | : 2012-01-01 |
| Genre | : Animals, Mythical |
| ISBN | : 961254428X |
Focusing on Slovenian mythology the book contains a review of Slovenian mythological, historical, and narrative material. Over 150 supernatural beings are presented, both lexically and according to the role that they have in Slovenian folklore. They are classified by type, characteristic, features, and by the message conveyed in their motifs and contents. The material has been analysed in the context of European and some non-European mythological concepts, and the author deals with theory and interpretations as well as the conclusions of domestic and foreign researchers. The book forms new starting points and a classification of supernatural beings within a frame of a number of sources, some of which have been published for the first time in this book.
| Author | : William Henry Frost |
| Publisher | : Xist Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 79 |
| Release | : 2015-09-16 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1681951851 |
The Original Celtic Fairy Tales Faries and Folk of Ireland is a collection of Celtic folk tales written by William Henry Frost. Witness how the Irish common folk regard their history, their origin and also their relationship with nature, a mysterious place full of fairies, elves and evil creatures. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes
| Author | : Richard Mercer Dorson |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 558 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780415204767 |
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
| Author | : John Arnott MacCulloch |
| Publisher | : e-artnow |
| Total Pages | : 593 |
| Release | : 2020-12-17 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : |
"Celtic Mythology" is a study on ancient folk tales and legends of old Ireland, Wales and other Celtic regions, which remained a precious legacy to their illustrative history. The book deals with different aspects of folklore and mythology: myths of the creation, tales of gods and their position and behavior, the mythical creatures and animals, folk tales of the divine land and many more. Well grounded in history and sociology, the author relates these folk tales, legends and myths of Gaelic, Brythonic and Gaulish people to each other and explores the influence of Christianity on their development through the ages. "The Religion of the Ancient Celts" is an exhaustive and comprehensive study of the Celtic religion. It provides insights into Celtic religious practices, and comparisons geographically as well as with more familiar Roman and Christian pantheons. The author offers numerous interpretations and overlaps regarding the mythological roles of gods and goddesses. The Celts interacted with many cultures over the years and adopted their gods and combined with theirs. Roman and Greek gods were adopted as were Vikings' and Christianity later.
| Author | : Peter Lamborn Wilson |
| Publisher | : City Lights Books |
| Total Pages | : 188 |
| Release | : 2021-10-20 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0872868915 |
The Rig Veda, written in India about 1500BC, praises a holy plant called Soma, which is sacrificed and consumed, granting the drinker an experience of enlightenment and ecstasy. The late Gordon Wasson identified Soma as a "magic mushroom," Amanita muscaria, and he and his followers discovered that such Indo-Europeans as the ancient Greeks, Iranians and Norse had also used a Soma-type plant. In Ploughing the Clouds Peter Lamborn Wilson investigates the probability of a Soma cult in ancient Ireland, tracing clues in Irish (and other Celtic) lore. By comparing Celtic folktales, romances, epics and topographic lore with the Rig Veda, he uncovers the Irish branch of the great Indo-European tradition of psychedelic (or "entheogenic") shamanism, and even reconstructs some of its secret rituals. He uses this comparative material to illuminate the deep meaning of the Soma-function in all cultures: the entheogenic origin of "poetic frenzy," the link between intoxication and inspiration.
| Author | : Declan Kiberd |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 303 |
| Release | : 1979-06-17 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1349045705 |
Synge was the victim of a cruel paradox: those who loved his works knew no Irish and those who loved Irish despised his works. This book aims to show that Synge's command of Irish was extensive and that this knowledge proved invaluable in the writing of his major plays.
