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| Original Title: | Táin Bó Cuailnge |
| ISBN: | 0192803735 (ISBN13: 9780192803733) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Ailill mac Máta, Amergin mac Eccit, Bricriu, Cathbad, Cethern mac Fintain, Conall Cernach, Conchobar mac Nessa, Cormac Cond Longas, Cú Roí, Cú Chulainn, Cúscraid, Dáire mac Fiachna, Donn Cuailnge, Dubthach Dóeltenga, Fedelm, Fedelm Noíchrothach, Ferdiad, Fergus mac Róich, Findabair, Finnbhennach, Flidais, Fráech, Garb mac Stairn, Láeg, Lugh, Maeve, Medb, The Morrígan, Nad Crantail, Nemain, Súaltam |
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Paperback | Pages: 282 pages Rating: 3.97 | 3499 Users | 249 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Táin: From the Irish Epic Táin Bó Cúailnge |
| Author | : | Anonymous |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 282 pages |
| Published | : | November 21st 2002 by Oxford University Press (first published 900) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Mythology. Classics. Cultural. Ireland. Poetry. Fiction. European Literature. Irish Literature. Historical. Medieval |
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The Táin Bó Cúailnge, 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 great 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 Cúailnge. The hero of the tale is Cúchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who resists the invaders single-handed, while Ulster's warriors lie sick.Thomas Kinsella's presents a complete and living version of the story. His translation is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts, with elements from other version, and adds a group of related stories which prepare for the action of the Táin.
Illustrated with brush drawings by Louis le Brocquy, this edition provides a combination of medieval epic and modern art.
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The Tain is epic. In fact it is Epic - at least as Epic as more famous Epics, such as the Iliad. In fact, the number of correspondences between the Cattle Raid of Cooley and the story of Achilles' rage is remarkable. (It must be - I just remarked it.) Wanna know what they are (at least some of them, anyway)? Oi - you at the back! stop saying, "No."here we go:Illiad: Achilles only vulnerable on one heel.Tain: CuChulain's foster brother only vulnerable to a gae bolga shoved where the sun doesn't3.5/5 This was...interesting.
A really fantastic translation, keeping the pieces that exist of this story in their original formats, which doesn't always go together as smoothly as the modern reader might prefer. The subtle humor in the story is maintained as well, which seems like a small thing, but honestly, it's those small touches that stand to remind us that people have always been people, whether they're raiding for bulls or dining and dashing at a steakhouse. The tragedies are huge, and the losses vast, and the poetry
I am glad I read this book. I believe this translation (Kinsella) to be excellent; the notes were helpful; and unlike the other modern translation (which puts the backstory in footnotes), this version begins with each of the tales that comprise the backstory of the epic.Now as to the merits of the work. It is the major Irish epic -- about a cattle raid. If I could sum it up in one word, it is weird and gory, with some low humor (I think it was meant as such) and a number of inconsistencies due
briliant translation!
Imagine someone took you for a walk from the North to the South of the USA, from New England across the Mason-Dixon line and onward to Georgia, all the while using cues from the landscape to narrate the Civil War. The Táin does this, guiding the reader through an interactive map where the story and the landscape are inseparable. While undeniably a "classic" epic, the unity of place, narrative, and heritage gives The Táin the feel of classic Indian epics, like the Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana,
I may be stirring a hornet's nest here, but I prefered this to the Kinsella. Been a while since I read his translation though.Thought this flowed very well.My only gripe was that there weren't enough notes. There were a fair few times that I got a ref to some other tale and was surprised that it didn't have an explanation in the notes. This doesn't spoil the tale, but if you've not read, or heard, other old tales you may miss out on some of the depth that wee hints imply. (For instance the
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