Irish Folk History - Tales from the North (Paperback, Revised)

Irish Folk History Tales from the North Henry Glassie "A valuable edition of the principal tales and songs from "Passing the Time in Ballymenone.""--"Worldview" "In this setting the words take on a more mysterious quality; we can easily notice the spontaneous invention."--"Village Voice" Made of the words of the people who live today in the beautiful, embattled countryside of Ulster, "Irish Folk History" is, in essence, the people's own statement of their past. In story, song, and spontaneous essay, these texts, selected from "Passing the Time in Ballymenone," tell of the coming of Christianity, of endless war, of the hardships and delights of rural life. During a time of trouble, Henry Glassie came into a community of active story-tellers in County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland, and in this book he sets their voices--their chuckles, whispers, and anger--before us. The words of Hugh Nolan, Michael Boyle, of Peter Flanagan, Hugh Patrick Owens, and their neighbors, echo from the page to present a tale that is at once the story of their tiny community and the story of all of Ireland. Henry Glassie is College Professor of Folklore and codirector of the Turkish Studies Program at Indiana University. 1982 176 pages 5 3/8 x 7 7 illus. ISBN 978-0-8122-1123-8 Paper $24.95s 16.50 World Rights Anthropology Short copy: In story, song, and spontaneous essay, these texts tell of the coming of Christianity, of endless war, of the hardships and delights of rural life.

General

Imprint:	University of PennsylvaniaPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1982
First published:	1982
Authors:	Henry Glassie
Dimensions:	178 x 137 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	176
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-8122-1123-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology Promotions
LSN:	0-8122-1123-5
Barcode:	9780812211238

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