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Early Irish Myths and Sagas

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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 influ ... (more)
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Release date: 25 March 1982
ISBN-10 : 0140443975 | ISBN-13: 9780140443974
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Keaster rated this 5/10 6 years ago
dharmabum added this to a list 6 years, 1 month ago
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"I really like myths and the way they open up the soulscape of a particular group of people, and I especially like the universality of them - different people in different times with no physical connection to each other surprisingly often make sense of the world and reality around us all in a very, very similar way. There is also a lot of important stuff to learn about them, stuff that the majority of people in these modern times seem to have kind of lost, at least in cities and in those places w"


dharmabum rated this 4/10 6 years, 1 month ago