'An incandescent vision, a wildness of imagination, sensiblity to sound and colour and form ... human passion, love, sorrow and anger.' Thus Myles Dillon describes the enduring qualities of the literature of early Ireland. In Early Irish Literature, he summarizes the historical, mythological and poetic legacy of ancient and medieval Ireland, spanning more than a millennium, selecting the most important tales and poems of early Ireland and rendering them in a vibrant English translation. This book is a valuable introduction ...
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'An incandescent vision, a wildness of imagination, sensiblity to sound and colour and form ... human passion, love, sorrow and anger.' Thus Myles Dillon describes the enduring qualities of the literature of early Ireland. In Early Irish Literature, he summarizes the historical, mythological and poetic legacy of ancient and medieval Ireland, spanning more than a millennium, selecting the most important tales and poems of early Ireland and rendering them in a vibrant English translation. This book is a valuable introduction to this area for student an general reader alike.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall A lovely crisp, clean hardcover in very good condition; tiny spot of rubbing to cloth at spine tail, three faint stains on top edge of textblock. Missing DJ.
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Hardcover; Univ. of Chicago Press; 1948; A 1st Edition; Very Good with no dust jacket; 191pp. 8vo, cloth, d. w. Chicago: UP Chicago, (1948).; 9 X 6 X 0.80 inches.
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Good in None jacket. Good Hardcover. 8vo Original First Edition Nativist Celtic studies classic. Pre-Christian Druid stories in Medieval Christian Irish manuscript texts. Some translations within as well. Speckling on spine else tight. Internally clean copy. Still great for Celtic Mythology interpretation De Dannan lore. by a great Irish scholar. See Three Geese in Flight Scans for condition and Table of Contents. NOT a library book. Despite cover mottling and no jacket a internally tight, clean, First University of Chicago Hardcover bargain.
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Very Good. 192pp, original publisher's blue and gilt boards. Unmarked, VG. An Introduction to the Songs and Legends of Ancient Ireland. First Edition. B73.
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Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. xix, 192pp. Near fine. Lacks dust jacket. Sharp and tight first edition of this highly-regarded study. From the collection of Frank S. Hanlin (1924-82, bibliographer and University of Iowa special collections director), with his 1950 ownership signature on front pastedown and three early pages bearing small blue-pencilled margin notations by him.