| The Tain Contributor(s): Kinsella, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0192803735 ISBN-13: 9780192803733 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $19.94 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: The Tain Bo Cuailnge, center-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's greatest epic. Thomas Kinsella's lively translation is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts, with elements from other versions. This edition includes a group of related stories which prepare for the action of the Tain along with brush drawings by Louis le Brocquy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 891.623 |
| LCCN: 2002726950 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.02" W x 7.88" (0.56 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Táin Bó Cuailnge, center-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's greatest epic. Thomas Kinsella's lively translation is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts, with elements from other versions. This edition includes a group of related stories which prepare for the action of the Táin along with brush drawings by Louis le Brocquy. |