Author: William Butler YeatsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Contes de fées
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Irish Fairy and Folk Tales
Author: William Butler YeatsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Contes de fées
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Irish Fairy Tales and Folklore
Author: W. B. YeatsPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1949846520
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
A classic collection of Irish fairy tales and lore by Nobel Peace Prize-winning author and poet W. B. Yeats Originally published as two separate volumes in 1800s, this premier collection of Irish stories edited and compiled W. B. Yeats is the perfect gift for any lover of Irish literature and folklore. The lyrical prose and rich cultural heritage of each tale will captivate and enchant readers of all ages and keep them entertained for hours on end. This volume contains more than seventy classic Irish stories, including timeless characters and mythology passed down for generations such as: The Trooping Fairies Changelings Tir-na-n-óg The Lepracaun The Kildare Pooka How Thomas Connolly met the Banshee And many more!
The Cambridge Companion to W. B. Yeats
Author: Marjorie Elizabeth HowesPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521650895
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A comprehensive and accessible introduction to the major themes of this important poet's life and career.
Celtic Tales
Author: Kate ForresterPublisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452152845
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
It's an absorbing introduction to the lore of Albion, but readers will also enjoy teasing out similarities between these tales and more familiar ones." — Publishers Weekly Perilous quests, true love, and animals that talk: The traditional stories of Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales transport us to the fantastical world of Celtic folklore. • This Celtic mythology book features 16 stores that were translated and transcribed by folklorists in the late 19th and 20th centuries that focus on themes such as Tricksters, The Sea, Quests, and Romance and mythological creatures. • These timeless tales brim with wit and magic, and each one is brought to life with elegant silhouette art in this special illustrated edition • Celtic Tales is an extraordinary collection that conjures forgotten realms and rare magical creatures in vivid prose Discover the impactful and stunning illustrations by Kate Forrester in this special edition that is sure to impress any true fan of cultural and mythological literature. Discover delightfully entertaining tales such as Master and Man, The Soul Cages, The Red-Etin, and The Witch of Lok Island. Celtic Tales makes an impressive gift for any fan of greek mythology, roman mythology, Chinese mythology, and folklore and cultural studies from around the globe.
Writings on Irish Folklore, Legend and Myth
Author: William YeatsPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014196099X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
This collection brings together all of W. B. Yeats’s published prose writings on Irish folklore, legend and myth, with pieces on subjects including ghosts, kidnappers, fairies, ancient tribes, precious stones and Gaelic love songs. Through his researches on Irish folklore, Yeats attempted to create a movement in literature that was enriched by and rooted in a vital native tradition. In this volume Yeats’s essays, introductions and sketches are presented chronologically, giving a clear picture of how his analysis developed, increasing in its depth and complexity in his quest to create an Ireland of the imagination.
A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore
Author: Claire BoossPublisher: Gramercy
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Introduce yourself to the noble heroes and magical creatures of Irish mythology. Includes the two definitive works on the subject by the giants of the Irish Renaissance. W.B. Yeates' Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry and Lady Gregory's Cuchulain of Muirthemne.
Mythologies
Author: William Butler YeatsPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684826216
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This is the definitive edition of W.B. Yeats's folklore & early prose fiction, edited according to Yeats's final textual instructions. Its extensive annotation makes luminous Yeats's 'fibrous darkness', that 'matrix out of which everything else has come', by dealing with oral & written sources, abandoned & unpublished writings.
The Wind Among the Reeds
Author: William Butler YeatsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irish poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Fairy Tales of Ireland
Author: W. B. YeatsPublisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008190097
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
A magical collection of twenty classic Irish fairy tales by one of Ireland’s greatest writers, the Nobel Prize-winning W. B. Yeats – with intricate, traditional illustrations throughout by P. J. Lynch.
Lady Gregory's Complete Irish Mythology
Author: Isabella Augusta GregoryPublisher:
ISBN: 9780753703915
Category : Cuchulain (Legendary character)
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
This volume contains the myths and legends of pre-Christian Ireland, overflowing with giants and heroes, enchanted maidens, battles and brave deeds.