Author: William Larminie Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 186
Book Description
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: Henry Glassie Publisher: Pantheon ISBN: 0307828247 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 369
Book Description
Here are 125 magnificent folktales collected from anthologies and journals published from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Beginning with tales of the ancient times and continuing through the arrival of the saints in Ireland in the fifth century, the periods of war and family, the Literary Revival championed by William Butler Yeats, and the contemporary era, these robust and funny, sorrowful and heroic stories of kings, ghosts, fairies, treasures, enchanted nature, and witchcraft are set in cities, villages, fields, and forests from the wild western coast to the modern streets of Dublin and Belfast. Edited by Henry Glassie With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
Author: Sean O'Sullivan Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 022637517X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 366
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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 ISBN: 9781843840817 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 316
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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 ISBN: 961254428X Category : Animals, Mythical Languages : en Pages : 286
Book Description
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 ISBN: 1681951851 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 79
Book Description
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: Jeremiah Curtin Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486120376 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 278
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Twenty folk tales represent hundreds of years of the collective Irish imagination. Vivid descriptions of battles with giants, humans imprisoned in animals' bodies, heroes with incredible strength, and more.
Author: William Larminie
Author: Henry Glassie
Author: Sean O'Sullivan
Author: Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson
Author: Monika Kropej
Author: William Henry Frost
Author: William Swan Sonnenschein
Author: Richard Mercer Dorson
Author: Jeremiah Curtin
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