| The Blue Mountains and Other Gaelic Stories from Cape Breton: Na Beanntaichean Gorma Agus Sgeulachdan Eile ? Ceap Breatainn Contributor(s): Shaw, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0773532579 ISBN-13: 9780773532571 Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: John Shaw has been documenting Cape Breton's Gaelic traditions since the 1960s. In The Blue Mountains and Other Gaelic Stories from Cape Breton he presents thirty tales recorded between 1964 and 1984. The collection includes popular tales such as The Dragon Slayer, hero-tales of Finn Mac Cumhail and his warrior band, accounts of the famed carpenter Boban Saor, stories of robbers and thieves, comic tall tales, historical legends, and accounts of clan traditions brought over from the western Highlands. Shaw provides both the Gaelic texts and English translations. When possible, he identifies both the original Gaelic storyteller and the local reciters. Reciters in the collection include Joe Neil MacNeil, a major Canadian storyteller, as well as others whose stories have never before been published. The Blue Mountains and Other Gaelic Stories from Cape Breton showcases a unique and neglected storytelling tradition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Dewey: 398.208 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.08" W x 8.85" (0.80 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Shaw has been documenting Cape Breton's Gaelic traditions since the 1960s. In this book he presents 30 tales recorded between 1964 and 1984. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shaw, John: - John Shaw is the editor and translator of Tales Until Dawn: The World of a Cape Breton Gaelic Story-Teller and Brigh an ?rain: A Story in Every Song. He is senior lecturer in ethnology at the University of Edinburgh. |