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Tales of the elders of Ireland =

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An edition of Tales of the elders of Ireland = (1999)

Tales of the elders of Ireland =

(Acallam na senórach)

by and

  • 6 Want to read

"This is the first complete translation of the largest literary text surviving from twelfth-century Ireland, the most comprehensive early collection of Fenian stories and poetry." "Three parallel worlds interact in the Tales: the contemporary Christian world of Saint Patrick, with his scribes, clerics, occasional angels, and souls rescued from Hell; the earlier pagan world of the ancient, giant Fenians and an array of Irish kings; and the timeless Otherworld, peopled by ever-young, shape-shifting fairies. The Tales dwell in detail on the inhabitants of the Irish Otherworld and provide an extensive account of their music and magic, their internecine wars and their malice toward, and infatuation with, humankind - themes that still feature in the story-telling of present-day Ireland." "This new translation is based on existing manuscript sources and is richly annotated, looking at the Acallam's place in Irish tradition and its wider literary impact."--Jacket.

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Oxford University Press
Language
English
Pages
245

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Tales, Translations into English, Irish literature, Celtic Mythology, Irish literature, collections, Literary collections

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September 27, 1999, Oxford University Press, USA
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Includes bibliographical references ([p. xxxviii]-xl).

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Oxford, New York
Series
Oxford world's classics, Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
Genre
Translations into English.
Other Titles
Acallam na senórach

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PB1423.A3 E5 1999, PB1423.A3E5 1999

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xliii, 245 p. :
Number of pages
245

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OL6898377M
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talesofeldersofi00roeh
ISBN 10
0192839187
LCCN
00702732
OCLC/WorldCat
42004769
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403211
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1046404

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