{"product_id":"early-irish-myths-and-sagas","title":"Early Irish Myths and Sagas","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEarly Irish Myths and Sagas\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5.08 \"W x 7.75 \"H x 0.67 \"D \u003c\/span\u003e| \u003cspan\u003e288 pages Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eABOUT THE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAUTHORS:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"full_description\" class=\"full_description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors-item clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eVarious\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tm-info-text-style\"\u003eIntroduction by: \u003cspan\u003eJeffrey Gantz\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tm-info-text-style\"\u003eTranslated by: \u003cspan\u003eJeffrey Gantz\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tm-info-text-style\"\u003eNotes by: \u003cspan\u003eJeffrey Gantz\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tm-info-text-style\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tm-info-text-style\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='tad-author-content\" false'\u003eThe improbable life story of Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) included a peculiarly gothic childhood in Ireland during which he was successively abandoned by his mother, his father and his guardian; two decades in the United States, where he worked as a journalist and was sacked for marrying a former slave; and a long period in Japan, where he married a Japanese woman and wrote about Japanese society and aesthetics for a Western readership. His ghost stories, which were drawn from Japanese folklore and influenced by Buddhist beliefs, appeared in collections throughout the 1890s and 1900s. He is a much celebrated figure in Japan.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-name\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='tad-author-content\" false'\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Gantz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereceived a doctoral degree in Celtic languages and literatures from Harvard University in 1972. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he works as a newspaper editor and journalist. He has translated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarly Irish Myths and Sagas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mabinogion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor Penguin Classics.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Witches Sage LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48176610115754,"sku":"44397","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/1475\/4218\/files\/EarlyIrishMythsandSagas.jpg?v=1775503312","url":"https:\/\/wiccancenter.com\/fr\/products\/early-irish-myths-and-sagas","provider":"Wiccan Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}