Author : William Larminie
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 21,54 MB
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
A captivating collection of Irish folktales that had been passed on orally over centuries. Filled with fascinating stories, amusing characters, and picturesque descriptions, this book will entertain the readers till the end.
Author : William Larminie
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 11,14 MB
Release : 1893
Category : Folklore
ISBN :
Author : Henry Glassie
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 42,2 MB
Release : 2012-09-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307828247
Here are 125 magnificent folktales collected from anthologies and journals published from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Beginning with tales of the ancient times and continuing through the arrival of the saints in Ireland in the fifth century, the periods of war and family, the Literary Revival championed by William Butler Yeats, and the contemporary era, these robust and funny, sorrowful and heroic stories of kings, ghosts, fairies, treasures, enchanted nature, and witchcraft are set in cities, villages, fields, and forests from the wild western coast to the modern streets of Dublin and Belfast. Edited by Henry Glassie With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
Author : Sean O'Sullivan
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 22,62 MB
Release : 2018-12-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 022637517X
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 : Seán Ó Súilleabháin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 33,96 MB
Release : 1999-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0226639983
Contains a collection of over fifty Gaelic folktales from the archives of the Irish Folklore Commission including tales of kings and warriors, pagans and Christians, and stories about historical Irish characters.
Author : Monika Kropej
Publisher : Založba ZRC
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 17,77 MB
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Animals, Mythical
ISBN : 961254428X
Focusing on Slovenian mythology the book contains a review of Slovenian mythological, historical, and narrative material. Over 150 supernatural beings are presented, both lexically and according to the role that they have in Slovenian folklore. They are classified by type, characteristic, features, and by the message conveyed in their motifs and contents. The material has been analysed in the context of European and some non-European mythological concepts, and the author deals with theory and interpretations as well as the conclusions of domestic and foreign researchers. The book forms new starting points and a classification of supernatural beings within a frame of a number of sources, some of which have been published for the first time in this book.
Author : William Henry Frost
Publisher : Xist Publishing
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 38,71 MB
Release : 2015-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1681951851
The Original Celtic Fairy Tales Faries and Folk of Ireland is a collection of Celtic folk tales written by William Henry Frost. Witness how the Irish common folk regard their history, their origin and also their relationship with nature, a mysterious place full of fairies, elves and evil creatures. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes
Author : William Swan Sonnenschein
Publisher :
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 39,67 MB
Release : 1910
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Richard Mercer Dorson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 35,54 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415204767
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Stith Thompson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 28,3 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520035379
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.
