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: Stith Thompson
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520033597
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 524

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As interest in folklore increases, the folktale acquires greater significance for students and teachers of literature. The material is massive and scattered; thus, few students or teachers have accessibility to other than small segments or singular tales or material they find buried in archives. Stith Thompson has divided his book into four sections which permit both the novice and the teacher to examine oral tradition and its manifestation in folklore. The introductory section discusses the nature and forms of the folktale. A comprehensive second part traces the folktale geographically from Ireland to India, giving culturally diverse examples of the forms presented in the first part. The examples are followed by the analysis of several themes in such tales from North American Indian cultures. The concluding section treats theories of the folktale, the collection and classification of folk narrative, and then analyzes the living folklore process. This work will appeal to students of the sociology of literature, professors of comparative literature, and general readers interested in folklore.

Author: John Arnott MacCulloch
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 593

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"Celtic Mythology" is a study on ancient folk tales and legends of old Ireland, Wales and other Celtic regions, which remained a precious legacy to their illustrative history. The book deals with different aspects of folklore and mythology: myths of the creation, tales of gods and their position and behavior, the mythical creatures and animals, folk tales of the divine land and many more. Well grounded in history and sociology, the author relates these folk tales, legends and myths of Gaelic, Brythonic and Gaulish people to each other and explores the influence of Christianity on their development through the ages. "The Religion of the Ancient Celts" is an exhaustive and comprehensive study of the Celtic religion. It provides insights into Celtic religious practices, and comparisons geographically as well as with more familiar Roman and Christian pantheons. The author offers numerous interpretations and overlaps regarding the mythological roles of gods and goddesses. The Celts interacted with many cultures over the years and adopted their gods and combined with theirs. Roman and Greek gods were adopted as were Vikings' and Christianity later.

Author: Osterhout Free Library (Wilkesbarre, Pa.)
Publisher:
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 478

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Author: Richard J. Finneran
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472109371
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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A new volume in the distinguished annual that presents the latest and best Yeats criticism

Author: Osterhout Free Library (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
Publisher:
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 480

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Author: Sir Adolphus William Ward
Publisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 532

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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 530

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Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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Author: Worcester Free Public Library
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Category : Catalogs, Dictionary
Languages : en
Pages : 1246

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