A Celtic Miscellany
Selected and Translated by Kenneth Hurlstone Jackson
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British, Nonfiction, Entertainment, Drama, Anthologies
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780141935232 | |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd | Publication: | April 27, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Penguin | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780141935232 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publication: | April 27, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Language: | English |
Including works from Welsh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, Breton and Manx, this Celtic Miscellany offers a rich blend of poetry and prose from the eighth to the nineteenth century, and provides a unique insight into the minds and literature of the Celtic people. It is a literature dominated by a deep sense of wonder, wild inventiveness and a profound sense of the uncanny, in which the natural world and the power of the individual spirit are celebrated with astonishing imaginative force. Skifully arranged by theme, from the hero-tales of Cú Chulainn, Bardic poetry and elegies, to the sensitive and intimate writings of early Celtic Christianity, this anthology provides a fascinating insight into a deeply creative literary tradition.
Including works from Welsh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, Breton and Manx, this Celtic Miscellany offers a rich blend of poetry and prose from the eighth to the nineteenth century, and provides a unique insight into the minds and literature of the Celtic people. It is a literature dominated by a deep sense of wonder, wild inventiveness and a profound sense of the uncanny, in which the natural world and the power of the individual spirit are celebrated with astonishing imaginative force. Skifully arranged by theme, from the hero-tales of Cú Chulainn, Bardic poetry and elegies, to the sensitive and intimate writings of early Celtic Christianity, this anthology provides a fascinating insight into a deeply creative literary tradition.
