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Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race
Fully illustrated with over 60 pictures. Thomas William Hazen Rolleston wrote "Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race" in 1911 in an attempt to revitalize what he felt was a waning appreciation for the heritage of all Celtic peoples. Perhaps the best representation and description of all the legends, myths and spiritual histories of Ireland, Britain and Wales, this collection includes the stories of Ultonian and Ossianic cycles, the voyage of Maeldum, and the myths and tales of the Cymry (Welsh). Chapters include The Celts In Ancient History, The Religion Of The Celts, The Irish Invasion Myths, The Early Milesian Kings, Tales Of The Ultonian Cycle, Tales Of The Ossianic Cycle, The Voyage Of Maeldun, and Myths And Tales Of The Cymry.
Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race
Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race by T.W. Rolleston is about a variety of myths about a group of people now considered the Bretons, the Cornish, the Irish, the Manx, the Scots, and the Welsh. Excerpt: "CHAPTER I: THE CELTS IN ANCIENT HISTORY . . . 7 CHAPTER II: THE RELIGION OF THE CELTS . . . . 36 CHAPTER III: THE IRISH INVASION MYTHS . . . . . 75 CHAPTER IV: THE EARLY MILESIAN KINGS . . . . 120 CHAPTER V: TALES OF THE ULTONIAN CYCLE . . 148 CHAPTER VI: TALES OF THE OSSIANIC CYCLE . . . 215 CHAPTER VII: THE VOYAGE OF MAELDUN . . . . . 265 CHAPTER VIII: MYTHS AND TALES OF THE CYMRY 284."
The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland
Long ago there dwelt in Ireland the race called by the name of De Danaan, or People of the Goddess Dana. They were a folk who delighted in beauty and gaiety, and in fighting and feasting, and loved to go gloriously apparelled, and to have their weapons and household vessels adorned with jewels and gold. They were also skilled in magic arts, and their harpers could make music so enchanting that a man who heard it would fight, or love, or sleep, or forget all earthly things, as they who touched the strings might will him to do. In later times the Danaans had to dispute the sovranty of Ireland with another race, the Children of Miled, whom men call the Milesians, and after much fighting they we...
The High Deeds of Finn
"The High Deeds of Finn" from Thomas William Rolleston. Irish writer, literary figure and translator (1857-1920).
The Illustrated Guide to Celtic Mythology
Celtic legends spring to life in this stunningly vivid book that combines illustrations and photographs with written accounts of a bygone civilization. 200 illustrations and 100 color and black-and-white photographs.
Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race
"Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race" from Thomas William Rolleston. Irish writer, literary figure and translator (1857-1920).
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Myths and Legends, The Celtic Race
Thomas William Hazen Rolleston was an Irish poet and writer. His Myths and Legends, The Celtic Race, first published in 1911, retells the stories of the four major cycles of Old and Middle Irish literature, the Mythological Cyc.
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Walt Whitman
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Walt Whitman presents a comprehensive resource complied by over 200 internationally recognized contributors, including such leading Whitman scholars as James E. Miller, Jr., Roger Asselineau, Betsy Erkkila, and Joel Myerson. Now available for the first time in paperback, this volume comprises more than 750 entries arranged in convenient alphabetical format. Coverage includes: biographical information: all names, dates, places, and events important to understanding Whitman's life and careerWhitman's works: essays on all eight editions of Leaves of Grass, major poems and poem clusters, principal essays and prose works, as well as his more than two dozen short stor...
Constructing the German Walt Whitman
In this first comprehensive study in English of Walt Whitman's reception in the German-speaking countries, Walter Grunzweig posits a very broadly based notion of culture, embodying a wide variety of elements such as high literature, politics, youth movements, sexuality, and other subcultures.
