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The Tain (Oxford Paperbacks)
Thomas; Brush Drawings By Louis Le Brocquy Kinsella
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Description for The Tain (Oxford Paperbacks)
paperback. Translated from the Irish epic Táin Bó Cuailnge by Thomas Kinsella. (1975 reprint) Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
The T 'ain B 'o Cuailnge , centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's nearest approach to a great epic. It tells the story of a giant cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, queen and king of Connacht, and their allies, seeking to carry off the great Brown Bull of Cuailnge. Thomas Kinsella's translation is the first attempt to present a `living version' of the story, complete and unbowdlerized. It is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts, and includes a group of related stories which prepare for ... Read more
The T 'ain B 'o Cuailnge , centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's nearest approach to a great epic. It tells the story of a giant cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, queen and king of Connacht, and their allies, seeking to carry off the great Brown Bull of Cuailnge. Thomas Kinsella's translation is the first attempt to present a `living version' of the story, complete and unbowdlerized. It is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts, and includes a group of related stories which prepare for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
In association with The Dolmen Press by Oxford Paperbacks
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192810908
SKU
KSG0036548
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99-1
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