Don't Miss

More at Powell's

PowellsBooks.Blog
Interviews | Q&As | Essays

Kids' Q&A: Emily Winfield Martin

2 comments By Emily Winfield Martin

Describe your new book. Oddfellow's Orphanage is a series of stories/vignettes that tell the tale of the newest arrival to a curious orphanage, a... Continue »

$10.49 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

Oddfellow's Orphanage
Emily Winfield MartinEmily Winfield Martin 9780375869952

$9.50

Used Trade Paper

Ships in 1 to 3 days

Qty	Store	Section
1	Burnside	Classics- British Medieval and Renaissance

More copies of this ISBN

Used, Trade Paper, $11.50

This title in other editions

Tain

by Thomas Kinsella

ISBN13: 9780192810908
ISBN10: 0192810901
Condition: Standard
All Product Details

Only 1 left in stock at $9.50!

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

The Tï¿½in Bï¿½ Cuailnge, centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's nearest approach to a great epic. It tells the story of a giant cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, queen and king of Connacht, and their allies, seeking to carry off the great Brown Bull of Cuailnge. The hero of the tale is Cï¿½chulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who single-handedly resists the invasion, whils Ulster's warriors lie sick.

Thomas Kinsella's translation is the first attempt to present a `living version' of the story, complete and unbowdlerized. It is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts, and includes a group of related stories which prepare for the action of the Tï¿½in. Illustrated with 31 brush drawings by Louis le Brocquy and three maps, this edition combines medieval epic with modern art.

What Our Readers Are Saying

Add a comment for a chance to win!

Average customer rating based on 1 comment:

: Lanea, June 12, 2008 (view all comments by Lanea)
This is an astoundingly beautiful, thrilling translation of one of the most important works of mythology Europe has produced. The story follows a cattle raid waged against Ulster by the tribes of Ireland, and one demi-god's war against the invaders. It's full of passion, violence, intrigue, loyalty, bravery, sex, magic, victory, loss--the stuff of myth the world over.

Kinsella is a poet's poet, and a very talented translator. He gets right to the heart of the original Old Irish--a language few of us study--and captures its energy and precision and lyricism. Louis le Brocquy's illustrations are evocative and passionate and burned forever onto my mind's eye. I've read it over and over again, and I'm sure I will never find its like.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)

report this comment

Product Details

ISBN:: 9780192810908
Translator:: Kinsella, Thomas.
Author:: Le Brocquy, Louis
Author:: null, Louis
Author:: Kinsella, Thomas
Author:: le, Louis
Author:: Louis le Brocquy
Author:: null, Thomas
Publisher:: Oxford University Press, USA
Location:: London ;
Subject:: Literature/English | British Literature | 18th C
Copyright:: c196
Edition Number:: 2
Edition Description:: Bibliography: p. xxiv
Publication Date:: 19701115
Binding:: Paperback
Grade Level:: College/higher education:
Language:: English.
Illustrations:: 73 illus.
Pages:: 320
Dimensions:: 7.80x5.29x.72 in. .68 lbs.

Other books you might like

$11.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

Mabinogi & Other Medieval Welsh Tales
Patrick K FordPatrick K Ford 9780520034143
$0.75 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

Three Plays
Sean OcaseySean Ocasey 9780333026656
$15.00 New Mass Market add to wish list

Early Irish Myths and Sagas (Penguin Classics)
Jeffrey GantzJeffrey Gantz 9780140443974
$7.95 Used Hardcover add to wish list

The World of the Druids
Miranda GreenMiranda Green 9780500050835
$10.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

Celtic Heritage: Ancient Tradition in Ireland and Wales
Alwyn ReesAlwyn Rees 9780500270394
$4.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

Letters of Abelard & Heloise
AbelardAbelard 9780140442977

Related Aisles

Follow us on...

RSS 2.0
Log Off

Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.