false 75586 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg 75586 5 1637 1990 The Táin total:283|5:107|4:110|3:51|2:10|1:5| 283 1153 436 41 42958 4.06 317 46 1436 3.78 71927 7517 812037 4.07 255 37 397098 32499 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 252 1990 4 2 false Fri Mar 23 10:18:09 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 17:00:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 31978507 239699 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 5 1 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...]]> 26043346 1289946 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 5 1 false Tue Jul 01 13:55:03 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 13:55:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 63740511 2528093 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 5 1 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...]]> 57086833 2339046 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 4 1 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...]]> 34422731 784920 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 4 0 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...]]> 41554659 949709 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 4 0 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...]]> 40025045 1794887 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 5 0 false Sat Dec 13 12:36:53 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 12:37:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 61615466 1852180 410808 0192810901 9780192810908 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223664825m/410808.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223664825s/410808.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410808.The_Tain 4.08 26 carry off the great Brown Bull of Cuailnge. The hero of the tale is Cuchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who single-handedly resists the invasion, whils Ulster's warriors lie sick.

Thomas Kinsella's translation is the first attempt to present a `living version' of the story, complete and unbowdlerized. It is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts, and includes a group of related stories which prepare for the action of the Tain. Illustrated with 31 brush
drawings by Louis le Brocquy and three maps, this edition combines medieval epic with modern art.]]> 1990 4 0 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 45866915 868069 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 5 0 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 64432352 2543078 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 2 0 false Tue Jul 21 16:32:19 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 16:33:29 -0700 2009 80632194 3026314 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 5 0 false Thu Dec 10 23:54:39 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 23:57:04 -0800 2009 22055219 1021362 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 1 0 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...]]> 75376043 2864321 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 5 0 false Thu Oct 22 09:46:01 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 09:47:08 -0700 2009 59503173 1494966 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 5 0 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 27734957 1301081 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 4 0 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...]]> 29404426 1341349 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 5 0 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...]]> 50498616 1938601 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 5 0 false Thu Mar 26 06:40:19 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 06:41:07 -0700 2009 Wonderful read.]]> 50905964 2174826 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 0 0 false Mon Mar 30 07:31:16 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 07:31:16 -0700 2009 14953424 865431 75586 0192803735 9780192803733 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466m/75586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170877466s/75586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75586.The_T_in 4.07 283 1990 5 0 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...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=75586