The Tain: a New Translation of the Taain Bao Cauailnge
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- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 0140455302
- ISBN 13
- 9780140455304
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Synopsis
"[A] brilliant and altogether engaging new translation" ( Los Angeles Times ) of the greatest epic in Irish literature Dating from the eighth century, The Táin is the oldest Irish epic, a mythic tale on par with Beowulf and The Aeneid . Following legendary warrior Cù Chulainn into his battle against the invading army of Connacht, The Táin is the story of the emergence of a hero, a paean to the Irish landscape, and a bawdy and contentious marital farce. In its first translation in forty years, Ciaran Carson brings this seminal work of Irish literature fully to life, capturing all of its visceral power in what acclaimed poets Seamus Heaney and Paul Muldoon individually called one of the best books of the year.
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- Bookseller
- The Irish History Bookshop (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2197
- Title
- The Tain: a New Translation of the Taain Bao Cauailnge
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 0140455302
- ISBN 13
- 9780140455304
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
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