false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223664825m/410808.jpg 75586 5 The Tain Bo Cuailnge, centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's greatest 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 Cuailnge. The hero of the tale is Cuchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who resists the invaders single-handed while Ulster's warriors lie sick. Thomas Kinsella 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 versions, and adds a group of related stories which prepare for the action of the Tain. Illustrated with brush drawings by Louis le Brocquy, this edition provides a combination of medieval epic and modern art. 1637 1990 The Táin total:276|5:103|4:109|3:50|2:9|1:5| 276 1124 424 40 4 2 false false Fri Mar 23 10:18:09 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 06 15:38:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Sep 04 03:34:02 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 03:34:34 -0700 2008
It is a minor embarrassment that I had not read The Táin until last week. When my sister found out she made me, which is fair enough. We are quite immersed in many of the stories surrounding the Ulster cycle during our educati...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jul 01 13:55:03 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 13:55:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jul 16 11:40:52 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 18:06:11 -0700 2009 Sometimes it makes me sad to think that 'The Táin' is not as known as Homer's Iliad and The Odyssey !
Even if this is a medieval text, it doesn't look so : there are no priests, no church , no knights in shining armour, no chrisitan strict rules in the hole na...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Sat May 23 14:55:33 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 14:57:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 03 03:51:57 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 03 01:33:46 -0800 2008
It's all about a cow. A really big cow, admitedly, but Medh w...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 01 19:50:27 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 19:58:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 13 12:36:53 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 12:37:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 07:13:31 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 14:52:05 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 15:56:23 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 15:58:29 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Jul 21 16:32:19 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 16:33:29 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sun May 11 21:26:22 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 21:33:45 -0700 2008 The book, however, contains a lot of killing. I thought there was too much killing in order for me to really enjoy the adventures of Cuchulainn. The Pre-Christian, Irish peoples...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 22 09:46:01 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 09:47:08 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Jun 13 07:16:16 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 07:17:39 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 19 16:46:13 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 16:58:46 -0700 2008
Originally from the epic "Tain Bo Cuailnge," The Tain was compiled by monks from circulating stories in the 8th century. Some of the magical details of the st...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Wed Aug 06 07:26:35 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 12:05:13 -0700 2008
It's only flaw is that b...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 26 06:40:19 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 06:41:07 -0700 2009 Wonderful read.]]> 0 0 false false Mon Mar 30 07:31:16 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 07:31:16 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 08 19:22:17 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 19:45:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Sep 16 18:57:08 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 10:55:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=410808