Folktales of Ireland (Paperback, New edition)

Few countries can boast such a plentitude of traditional folktales as Ireland. In 1935, the creation of The Irish Folklore Commission set in motion the first organized efforts of collecting and studying a multitude of folktales, both written as well as those of the Irish oral tradition. The Commission has collected well over a million pages of manuscripts. "Folktales of Ireland" offers chief archivist Sean O'Sullivan's representation of this awe-inspiring collection. These tales represent the first English language collection of Gaelic folktales.
"Without doubt the finest group of Irish tales that has yet been published in English."--"The Guardian"
"O'Sullivan writes out of an intimacy with his subject and an instinctive grasp of the language of the originals. He tells us that his archives contain more than a million and a half pages of manuscript. If Mr. O'Sullivan translates them, I'll read them."--Seamus Heaney, "New Statesman"
"The stories have an authentic folktale flavor and will satisfy both the student of folklore and the general reader."--"Booklist"

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1999
First published:	March 1999
Authors:	Sean O'Sullivan
Dimensions:	214 x 141 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	365
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-63998-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology Promotions
LSN:	0-226-63998-3
Barcode:	9780226639987

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