Diarmuid and Grainne and the Vengeance of Fionn
Author: Ann Carroll
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Published: 2014-09-25
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ISBN-13: 9781781999943
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Ann Carroll
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Published: 2014-09-25
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ISBN-13: 9781781999943
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Déaglán Collinge
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Published: 2018
Total Pages: 47
ISBN-13: 9781912514113
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: James MacKillop
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 1985-12-01
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780815623533
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Gaelic hero Fionn mac Cumhaill (often known in English as Finn MacCool) has had a long life. First cited in Old Irish chronicles from the early Christian era, he became the central hero of the Fenian Cycle which flourished in the high Middle Ages. Stories about Fionn and his warriors continue to be told by storytellers in Ireland and in Gaelic Scotland to this day. This book traces the development of Fionn's persona in Irish and Scottish texts and constructs a heroic biography of him. As aspects of the hero are borrowed into English and later world literature, his personality undergoes several changes. Seen as less than admirable, he may become either a buffoon or a blackguard. Somehow these contradictions exist side by side. Among the writers in English most interested in Fionn are James Macpherson, the "translator" of The Poems of Ossian ( 17601, William Carleton, the first great fiction writer of nineteenth-century Ireland, and Fiann O'Brien, the multifaceted author of At Swim-Two-Birds. Aspects of Fiann appear as far apart as Mendelssohn's "Hebrides (or Fingal 's Cave) Overture" and a contemporary rock opera. But the most complex use of Fionn's story in modern literature is James Joyce's Finnegans Wake.
Author: Diarmuid O'Duibhne
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2023-07-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781019431696
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A captivating romantic epic filled with adventure, deception and desire. This story follows the forbidden love between the legendary Irish warrior, Diarmuid, and the beautiful Grainne, who was promised to marry Fianna leader, Fionn Mac Cumhaill. With themes of betrayal, lust and revenge, this ancient tale has been re-edited by R.J. O'Duffy for modern audiences to enjoy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Standish Hayes O'Grady
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2022-10-27
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781015675735
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.