Celtic & British Folklore & Mythology - General & Miscellaneous, General & Miscellaneous Irish Fiction & Prose Literature - Literary Criticism
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Overview
Lady Gregory's classic retellings of the myths and legends of the ancient Celts bring to life the very roots of Ireland's literary tradition. In this collection, Lady Gregory's vivid translations from the original Gaelic present the epic story of the Tuatha de Danaan, the immortal race that invaded ancient Ireland, and the sagas of the legendary heroes that followed them. Here are the tales of heroes such as Nuada, who loses his arm in battle and has a magical new limb fashioned from silver so that he may lead the gods against the Formorians, a demon race; Lugh, the mighty warrior who is fate to face his own grandfather in mortal combat; Finn MacCumhal and his warrior tribe the Fianna; and Oisin, son of Finn, who lives for centuries but does not age until the day he falls from his enchanted horse. This collection, with a preface by Yeats, has been faithfully reprinted from Lady Gregory's original 1904 work, Gods and Fighting Men, and includes a list of pronunciation keys for character names, as well as a guide to modern place names for Celtic mythological settings.Book Details
Published
May 28, 1998
Publisher
Philadelphia : Courage Books, 1998.
Pages
446
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780762402816