- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Dover Publications (Jun 12 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0486291669
- ISBN-13: 978-0486291666
- Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 13.6 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 222 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #533,816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This collection of ten time-honored tales brims with enchantment, whimsy, and sly humor. Assembled by a renowned poet and student of Gaelic language and culture, this illustrated edition includes "The Birth of Bran," "The Little Brawl at Allen," "The Enchanted Cave of Cesh Corran," "Becuma of the White Skin," "Mongan's Frenzy," and other stories.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Insight into Irish Mythology,
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This review is from: Traditional Irish Fairy Tales (Paperback)
This is one of those books you should read simply to expand your knowledge of Irish heritage and culture. A fascinating insight into historical standards in society, particularly women's roles, as well as a broader world view and belief system.
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3.9 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews) 53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
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Faerie Tales,
By Mithril - Published on Amazon.com
This was more a book of Faerie Tales than one of Fairy Tales--instead of Cinderella-like maidens being rescued by princes and aided by fairy godmothers, there are the shi' of Faery who mingle with the humans for mischief and pleasure, although often the humans manage both of those quite well on their own.
Most of the tales deal with Fionn the son of Uail, and his life and times. They are well-written and witty, and captured my attention. The first story, though. The first story was boring, uninteresting and had nothing to do with Fionn (although I admit I had no idea who he was when I read it). It was about Tuan, the son of Cairill and how he started as one of Noah's grandsons, and then after achieving old age, managed to be reborn as every notable creature that inhabits Ireland. It was...not a great start to this otherwise wonderful book, and I was expecting the worst after reading it, so I was very pleasantly surprised to find that the rest of the stories were actually interesting. There's a few typo-esque mistakes from the scanning, but nothing to cry about, there's a table of contents that isn't as useful as it wants to be (it's a chart, and you can't see the whole thing at once), and there are no illustrations (are you still expecting those from a kindle?), but otherwise the book is sound. Stories included are: The Story of Tuan mac Cairill The Boyhood of Fionn The Birth of Bran Oisin's Mother The Wooing of Becfola The Little Brawl at Allen THe Enchanted Cave of Cesh Corran Becuma of the White Skin Mongan's Frenzy (which has VENOMOUS SHEEP in it) 43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stephens as a poetic voice of ireland,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Traditional Irish Fairy Tales (Paperback)
to limit, as you do, your review of Stephens irish fairy Tales to adolescent readers is a disservice to the book. While it is eminently readable, it does far more than many fairy tale compilations. Stephens presents a voice, a carefully chosen, well modulated voice, to present the web of tales which comprise the Irish tradition. As in Crock of Gold, he does this with beautiful natural imagery, and references to the bays and rivers and isles of Ireland. Moreover, unlike much of literature considered adolescent fare,he encompasses adult virtues and vices including lust, envy and pride. This book is written with a compelling sense of humor, aimed not at the cute, but at the failings which each of us possess. it is a book worthy of reading by a person of any age.
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Wonderful and Enteraining!,
By Eileen Mcmahon "Banba" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Traditional Irish Fairy Tales (Paperback)
This is my favorite collection of Irish Fairy Tales and a wonderful introduction to the the genre for people unfamiliar with it. I frequently give this book as a gift to children who also enjoy Harry Potter books but like the reviewer above it's a wonderful read for all ages.
James Stephen's collection is special because every tale contained in it is a gem and the language, while modern, retains the wit and spirit of these oral tales. |
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