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Title: Irish Myths and Legends by Lady Gregory, William Butler Yeats ISBN: 0-7624-0451-5 Publisher: Running Press Pub. Date: April, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Know what you are getting...
Comment: In case your one of the 96% who never really looks at the "size" of a book when you order it, make sure you do for this one. It's only a pocket version of Lady Gregory's book, and, although the website does not tell you so, this is an ABRIGDED version.
Just know what you're getting.
Rating: 3
Summary: Decent translation, but "compiled"
Comment: I have read this book and find that the first part is fairly accurate when I compare it with other translations of the stories about Finn and the Fianna. However, I read the notes section for the stories about Cuchulain and noticed that Lady Gregory states that she compiled these stories, while the book jacket states she translated them. Unfortunately she has used several different sources for one of my favorite tales (Deirdre and Naoise) and it makes me wonder how accurate her version of this tale is. She has some elements in the ending that I have found attributed to later versions of the tale (she uses the later version of Deirdre stabbing herself instead of her dashing her head on the rocks), but the fact that she admits in her notes to editing and compiling the tales as she sees fit makes me wonder what else she edited because she didn't like. Personally, I am searching for a translation that is more accurate when it comes to Irish tales, because I feel that the original meaning becomes muddled when tales are edited to match a person's taste.
Rating: 5
Summary: This a reveiw of a person who has never read the book.
Comment: Even though I've never read Irish Myths and Legends, I can assure you I would like it. I'm always interested in the mythology of my heratige. There might be some of My personal favorites; Cuchculain, Finn McCoul, and The Voyage of Bran. That's why I, Jacob Behnke, a ten year older from Hastings, Minnesota, highly recomend Irish Myths and Legends.
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Title: Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend & Folklore by William Butler Yeats ISBN: 051748904X Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 11 May, 1988 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry by William Butler Yeats ISBN: 0486269418 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 23 December, 1991 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Celtic Myths and Legends by T. W. Rolleston ISBN: 0486265072 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 November, 1990 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Cuchulain of Muirthemne by Lady Gregory ISBN: 0486417174 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 21 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Irish Wonders by D.R. JR MCANALLY ISBN: 0517123967 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 06 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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