The Táin

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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0192803735
Category : Cuchulain (Legendary character)
Languages : en
Pages : 311

Book Description
The Táin Bó Cuailnge, centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's greatest epic. It tells the story of a great cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, queen and king of Connacht, and their allies, seeking to carry off the great Brown Bull of Cuailnge. The hero of the tale is Cuchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who resists the invaders single-handed while Ulster's warriors lie sick. Thomas Kinsella presents a complete and living version of the story. His translation is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts, with eleme...

The Tain

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Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141900091
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
The Tain Bo Cualinge, centrepiece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's great epic. It tells the story of a great cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, Queen and King of Connacht, and their allies, seeking to carry off the great Brown Bull of Cualige. The hero of the tale is Cuchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who resists the invaders single-handed while Ulster's warriors lie sick.

The Tain

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Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486817873
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 419

Book Description
Also known as The Cattle Raid of Cooley, this ancient Irish legend recounts the heroic feats of Cú Chulainn. Its scenes of fierce combat are interwoven with earthy humor and wild exaggeration.

The Tain of the Mirror

Author: Rodolphe Gasché
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674867017
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 362

Book Description
Deconstruction is no game of mirrors, revealing the text as a play of surface against surface. Its more radical philosophical effort is to get behind the mirror and question the very nature of reflection. The Tain of the Mirror explores that gritty surface without which no reflection would be possible.

The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge

Author: Joseph Dunn
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434

Book Description

The Táin

Author:
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191506397
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 590

The Tain

Author: China Miéville
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781902880648
Category : Vampires
Languages : en
Pages : 89

Book Description

The Tain of Hamlet

Author: Laurie Johnson
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443869929
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
Shakespeare's Hamlet is considered by many to be the cornerstone of the English literary canon, a play that remains universally relevant. Yet it seems likely that we have spent so long reading the play for its capacity to reflect ourselves that we have lost sight of the thing itself. The goal of this book is to look beyond the Hamlet that has bedazzled critics for centuries, to seek to apprehend the play in all of its historical distinctness. This is not simply the search for what the play me...

The Prize in the Game

Author: Jo Walton
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429956194
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360

Book Description
Set in the world of Jo Walton's previous novels, The King's Peace and The King's Name, The Prize in the Game takes us to a shining era of dark powers, legendary heroes and passionate loves-all of them ruled by the hand of Fate. When a friendly competition leads to the death of a beloved horse and incurs the wrath of the Horse Goddess, the kingdoms of the island of Tir Isarnagiri are doomed to suffer. As the goddess' curse chases them down the years, four friends destined for kingship-Conal, Emer, Darag, and Ferdia-are forced into conflict as their countries build towards war. Matters are complicated when Emer and Conal fall in love, and dream of escaping together from the machinations of their respective families. But Conal and Ferdia are rivals for the High Kingship of the island, and Conal cannot simply leave. The contest between them will lead to a visionary quest on a mountain sacred to the gods-and terrifying to men. Yet Emer faces an even greater struggle. For when war finally comes, Emer has two choices: perform her duty to the homeland to which she owes everything, or protect the one she loves and be branded a traitor forever. The path she takes will become the stuff of legend, and forever alter the destiny of Tir Isarnagiri. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Early Irish Myths and Sagas

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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.