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Title: Early Irish Myths and Sagas (Penguin Classics) by Jeffrey Gantz, Jeffery Gantz, Tiruvalluvar ISBN: 0-14-044397-5 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: March, 1982 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great for serious students of Irish myth and Celtic culture
Comment: As a die-hard Celtophile, I thoroughly enjoyed this collection. Gantz's translations capture the cadences of the original tales so that the reader can get a feel for how they must have sounded to their original audiences. The selected tales also give insight into the Celtic culture, showing clearly their value of warcraft and battle while also portraying their acute sensitivity to beauty.
After having assigned this book to college-level World Lit students, however, I have to say that the translations aren't as accessible to the casual reader. Many of my students found the tales confusing and--unfortunately--tedious. With that in mind, newcomers to Irish/Celtic myth and folklore may wish to begin their exploration with a more modernized text before delving into this one.
Rating: 5
Summary: Solid, Readable Translation; Interesting Selection of Tales
Comment: When people new to ancient Irish tales ask for recommendations, I usually suggest Thomas Kinsella's translation of the Ta/in, the central saga of the Ulster cycle, a collection of medieval tales about the ancient heroes of northeastern Ireland. I also recommend this inexpensive, well-done collection of tales, most of which also concern the characters found in the Ta/in. Gantz's translations are reliable and readable. His opening commentary, though short, is solid. He also includes several tales--notably "The Dream of Oengus" and the "Cattle Raid of Froech"--not available elsewhere. For further commentary, add _Celtic Heritage_ by Alwyn and Brinley Rees to your shopping cart.
Rating: 3
Summary: Shipshape Rendering of Old Irish Material
Comment: This anthology probably provides enough to satisfy the general reader regarding early Irish literature. The translations are well selected. Personally, I would have preferred a bit more commentary, but in general this book goes about as far as one can go in describing Old Irish literature without entering into the field of the specialist.
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Title: The Tain: Translated from the Irish Epic Tain Bo Cuailnge by Thomas Kinsella, Louis Le Brocquy ISBN: 0192803735 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Mabinogion (Penguin Classics) by Jeffrey Gantz, Jeffery Gantz ISBN: 0140443223 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: November, 1976 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Tales of the Elders of Ireland: Acallam Na Senorach (Oxford World's Classics) by Ann Dooley, Harry Roe, Anne Dooley ISBN: 0192839187 Publisher: Getty Ctr for Education in the Arts Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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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: April, 1977 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Epics of Celtic Ireland: Ancient Tales of Mystery and Magic by Jean Markale, Jody Gladding ISBN: 0892818158 Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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