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Title: The Tain: Translated from the Irish Epic Tain Bo Cuailnge by Thomas Kinsella, Louis Le Brocquy ISBN: 0-19-280373-5 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.54 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best of the Cúchulain-Ulster Cycle Irish Epics
Comment: Around the time Jesus walked the Earth, a child-warrior
from Ulster, named Setanta, went to a feast. King Conchubar
forgot to inform his host, Cullen, that the boy was coming.
The host had set his dog, the biggest and meanest in all
Ireland out to protect his holdings. The dog had set upon
Setanta. The child made short work of the vicious beast. When
the party's host complained of the loss of his watchdog, Setanta
said that he would be Cullen's hound. That became his name. A
name revered in Irish Legend to this day -
Cuchulain (Cullen's Hound)
This translation of the Epic, by Thomas Kinsella, is the one I
would say makes the most enjoyable reading. I would place
the Irish Epics against Edith Hamilton's Greek Myths any day.
There are other versions of this story. Plus many other heroic
tales of ancient Ireland. But I think Mr. Kinsella's is the best
that I've read so far.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best of Ancient Mythology
Comment: This is one of the greatest mythological tales recorded. Unlike what the summary says, it is not the 'closest thing Ireland has to a national epic'. The Irish national epic would be the Leabhar Gabhala, the Book of Invasions, or possible the Fenian Cycle. It is the certainly the great epic of Ulster, however, and I don't mean to reduce it at all.
The literary wealth, the humor, violent single combat, and glimpse into Gaelic culture makes this a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the ancient (and modern) Irish.
Beir bua!
Rating: 5
Summary: Much easier to read than the direct translations
Comment: This is a great story.
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Title: Early Irish Myths and Sagas (Penguin Classics) by Jeffrey Gantz, Jeffery Gantz ISBN: 0140443975 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1982 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Mabinogi, and Other Medieval Welsh Tales by Patrick K. Ford ISBN: 0520034147 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1977 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Early Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) by W. B. Yeats ISBN: 0486278085 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 January, 1994 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
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Title: Easter 1916 and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) by W. B. Yeats ISBN: 0486297713 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
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Title: Modern Irish Drama (Norton Critical Edition) by John P. Harrington ISBN: 0393960633 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 December, 1991 List Price(USD): $18.50 |
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