Lebor Gabála Érenn, the Book of the Taking of Ireland, is the closest thing Irish literature has to a national epic. Compiled by medieval scholars from verse, oral tradition, and Latin chronicles, it tells the story of Ireland from the Creation of the world to the historical kings of the twelfth century.
It is not history. It is mythology dressed in the language of history. The scholars who assembled it were doing something more ambitious than recording facts. They were constructing an identity. Every invasion, every genealogy, every battle serves the same purpose: to explain who the Irish are, where they came from, and why they hold the land.
R. A. Stewart Macalister spent two decades editing and translating the complete work from the primary sources. His five-volume edition, published by the Irish Texts Society between 1938 and 1956, remains the definitive English translation.
This Rosmerta Publishing edition presents his translations in a single readable volume, organised into five Parts.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Lebor Gabala Erenn, the Book of the Taking of Ireland, is the closest thing Irish literature has to a national epic. Compiled by medieval scholars from verse, oral tradition, and Latin chronicles, it tells the story of Ireland from the Creation of the world to the historical kings of the twelfth century.It is not history. It is mythology dressed in the language of history. The scholars who assembled it were doing something more ambitious than recording facts. They were constructing an identity. Every invasion, every genealogy, every battle serves the same purpose: to explain who the Irish are, where they came from, and why they hold the land.R. A. Stewart Macalister spent two decades editing and translating the complete work from the primary sources. His five-volume edition, published by the Irish Texts Society between 1938 and 1956, remains the definitive English translation. This Rosmerta Publishing edition presents his translations in a single readable volume, organised into five Parts. The complete English translation of Ireland's medieval origin myth, from the Creation and the Flood through the invasions of the Tuatha De Danann, to the coming of the Sons of Mil and the Roll of the Kings. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798240943676
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Lebor Gabála Érenn, the Book of the Taking of Ireland, is the closest thing Irish literature has to a national epic. Compiled by medieval scholars from verse, oral tradition, and Latin chronicles, it tells the story of Ireland from the Creation of the world to the historical kings of the twelfth century.It is not history. It is mythology dressed in the language of history. The scholars who assembled it were doing something more ambitious than recording facts. They were constructing an identity. Every invasion, every genealogy, every battle serves the same purpose: to explain who the Irish are, where they came from, and why they hold the land.R. A. Stewart Macalister spent two decades editing and translating the complete work from the primary sources. His five-volume edition, published by the Irish Texts Society between 1938 and 1956, remains the definitive English translation. This Rosmerta Publishing edition presents his translations in a single readable volume, organised into five Parts. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798240943676
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Lebor Gabala Erenn, the Book of the Taking of Ireland, is the closest thing Irish literature has to a national epic. Compiled by medieval scholars from verse, oral tradition, and Latin chronicles, it tells the story of Ireland from the Creation of the world to the historical kings of the twelfth century.It is not history. It is mythology dressed in the language of history. The scholars who assembled it were doing something more ambitious than recording facts. They were constructing an identity. Every invasion, every genealogy, every battle serves the same purpose: to explain who the Irish are, where they came from, and why they hold the land.R. A. Stewart Macalister spent two decades editing and translating the complete work from the primary sources. His five-volume edition, published by the Irish Texts Society between 1938 and 1956, remains the definitive English translation. This Rosmerta Publishing edition presents his translations in a single readable volume, organised into five Parts. The complete English translation of Ireland's medieval origin myth, from the Creation and the Flood through the invasions of the Tuatha De Danann, to the coming of the Sons of Mil and the Roll of the Kings. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798240943676
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Lebor Gabala Erenn, the Book of the Taking of Ireland, is the closest thing Irish literature has to a national epic. Compiled by medieval scholars from verse, oral tradition, and Latin chronicles, it tells the story of Ireland from the Creation of the world to the historical kings of the twelfth century.It is not history. It is mythology dressed in the language of history. The scholars who assembled it were doing something more ambitious than recording facts. They were constructing an identity. Every invasion, every genealogy, every battle serves the same purpose: to explain who the Irish are, where they came from, and why they hold the land.R. A. Stewart Macalister spent two decades editing and translating the complete work from the primary sources. His five-volume edition, published by the Irish Texts Society between 1938 and 1956, remains the definitive English translation. This Rosmerta Publishing edition presents his translations in a single readable volume, organised into five Parts. The complete English translation of Ireland's medieval origin myth, from the Creation and the Flood through the invasions of the Tuatha De Danann, to the coming of the Sons of Mil and the Roll of the Kings. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798240943676
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