Synopsis
"Will you come with me to a wondrous land where there is music?"
First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. From the vivid adventures of the great Celtic hero Cu Chulaind, to the stunning 'Exile of the Sons of Uisliu' - a tale of treachery, honour and romance - these are masterpieces of passion and vitality, and form the foundation for the Irish literary tradition: a mythic legacy that was a powerful influence on the work of Yeats, Synge and Joyce.
First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. From the vivid adventures of the great Celtic hero Cu Chulaind, to the stunning 'Exile of the Sons of Uisliu' - a tale of treachery, honour and romance - these are masterpieces of passion and vitality, and form the foundation for the Irish literary tradition: a mythic legacy that was a powerful influence on the work of Yeats, Synge and Joyce.
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2000 
Editions Penguin Books (Classics)
280 pages
ISBN : 9780140443974
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Ce recueil est une vraie pépite. Il reprend des textes anciens (8e s.) qui forment les fondations de la culture celte. Bourré d'humour, il nous apprend beaucoup sur l'histoire, la géographie et la langue (les noms sont en vieil irlandais) de l'Irlande. Je le recommande à tous les amoureux de la culture irlandaise ou de mythologie en général.