Author: Chicago Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Early Irish Myths and Sagas
Author: Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141934816
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
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.
Early Ireland
Author: Michael J. O'KellyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521336871
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Engagingly written and packed with illustrations, Early Ireland offers an authoritative introduction to the riches of Irish prehistory.
An Introduction to Early Irish Literature
Author: Muireann Ní BhrolcháinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
A discussion of the rich written heritage of the Old and Middle Irish period, 600-1200. Chapters deal with such topics as druids, monks, poets, the beginnings of writing manuscripts, saga cycles, and stories about kings, kingship and sovereignty goddesses.
Classic Irish Short Stories
Author: Frank O'ConnorPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192819185
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
The stories collected here demonstrates the richness of the short story tradition in Ireland from the end of the last century to the period following the Second World War. The authors represented are: George Moore, Somerville and Ross, Daniel Corkery, Jame Stephens, Liam O'Flaherty, L.A.G. Strong, Sean O'Faoláin, Frank O'Connor, Eric Cross, Michael McLaverty, Bryan MacMahon, Mary Lavin, James Plunkett, James Joyce, and Elizabeth Bowen. `this is as good a collection of stories as you could find anywhere and fully deserves its new description "classic".' Books and Bookmen
Life in Celtic Times
Author: A. G. SmithPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486297149
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Fourteen centuries of Celtic life and culture are depicted in over 40 well-researched, excellently rendered illustrations. Intriguing scenes of an Iron-Age village, Glastonbury fishermen, farmers harvesting grain, Celtic warriors on horseback, St. Patrick driving the snakes out of Ireland, and much more are featured. Descriptive captions.
The Revival of Irish Literature
Author: Sir Charles Gavan DuffyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
In Search of the Irish Dreamtime: Archaeology and Early Irish Literature
Author: J. P. MalloryPublisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500773351
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
Ireland's oldest traditions excavated via archaeological, genetic, and linguistic research, culminating in atruly groundbreaking publication Following his account of Irish origins drawing on archaeology, genetics, and linguistics, J. P. Mallory returns to the subject to investigate what he calls the Irish Dreamtime: the native Irish retelling of their own origins, as related by medieval manuscripts. He explores the historical backbone of this version of the earliest history of Ireland, which places apparently mythological events on a concrete timeline of invasions, colonization, and royal reigns that extends even further back in time than the history of classical Greece. The juxtaposition of traditional Dreamtime tales and scientific facts expands on what we already know about the way of life in Iron Age Ireland. By comparing the world depicted in the earliest Irish literary tradition with the archaeological evidence available on the ground, Mallory explores Ireland’s rich mythological tradition and tests its claims to represent reality.
Book Bulletin
Author: Chicago Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Books of 1912-
Author: Chicago Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Print and the Celtic Languages
Author: Niall Ó CiosáinPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003833705
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
This book is a study of the print cultures of the four principal Celtic languages — Irish, Welsh, Gaelic and Breton — in the crucial period between 1700 and 1900. Over the past four centuries, the Celtic languages of northwest Europe have followed contrasting paths of maintenance and decline. This was despite their common lack of official recognition and use, and their common distance from the centres of political power. This volume analyses publishing, circulation and reading in the four languages, particularly at a popular level, showing the different levels of overall activity as well as the distinctions in the types of printed texts between regions. The approach is a broad one, considering all printed books down to very small cheap formats. It explores the interactions between the different regions and the continuation of print culture within diasporic communities. This volume will appeal to book historians, to scholars of the four languages and their literature, and to students of Celtic studies.