Ana Paula Bassi
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Juliet Marillier:
For one who wants to study celtic and irish lore, which is the way you think to start? For research material? I love your books, thank you for inspiring our daily lives with such incredible tales. I already said that to you here but want to say it again!
Juliet Marillier
Hi, Ana. Sorry I didn't answer this earlier, I missed it. Your first step is to read a lot of the old stories themselves. A couple of collections to look out for: Irish Myths and Legends by Lady Gregory; Early Irish Myths and Sagas (Penguin Classics.) The classic collection of Welsh mythological stories is The Mabinogion. You could also look for folk tales from Brittany and Cornwall as they also have a Celtic history. And early Scottish stories.
If you're on Facebook, check out The Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic (https://www.facebook.com/carterhaughs...). They have a wealth of interesting information and discussion, they run online seminars and discussion groups. They are not exclusively Celtic, but do cover a lot of relevant areas. The two women who run it are academics who specialise in folklore and fairy tales.
You may also find useful info on the website of the Sussex School of Folklore, associated with the University of Chichester (UK)
Good luck, and thank you for the nice comment!
Juliet
If you're on Facebook, check out The Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic (https://www.facebook.com/carterhaughs...). They have a wealth of interesting information and discussion, they run online seminars and discussion groups. They are not exclusively Celtic, but do cover a lot of relevant areas. The two women who run it are academics who specialise in folklore and fairy tales.
You may also find useful info on the website of the Sussex School of Folklore, associated with the University of Chichester (UK)
Good luck, and thank you for the nice comment!
Juliet
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Lethe
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Juliet Marillier:
Do you have any plans on what to write after the Warrior Bards series? Also, who’s your favourite sister in Wildwood Dancing? There are a lot of correlations of them with the Bennet sisters, and I’m curious whether it’s intentional or not? But then personality wise they are quite different- like the quiet but persistent will of Tati compared to the “forgetting” of Jane. :-)
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