Details

Subject(s)

• Tales—Ireland [Browse]

Translator

Bitel, Lisa M., 1958- [Browse]

Illustrator

Joshaghani, Saba [Browse]

Series

Oxford scholarship online. [More in this series]

Summary note

A mysterious woman appears nightly at the bedside of a prince & sings to him until he falls sick with love for her. A determined hero tracks his beloved through several incarnations, struggling to win her back. A young warrior seeks a woman who turns into a swan. These are the plots of little-known tales composed over a thousand years ago in the monastic libraries of Ireland. In poetry & prose, they tell us what happens when human & supernatural lovers cross the boundaries between our world & the Otherworld. Set in a lost time of heroes, demi-gods, warrior queens, & other folk of the Irish Otherworld, these stories inspired some of the earliest fairy tales. What is more, they are sexier, funnier, & bloodier than better-known medieval myths & romances. In 'Otherworld', Lisa M. Bitel offers lively retellings of these Irish original myths using her expertise in Irish history & literature to guide modern readers.

Notes

Translated from the Irish.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 18, 2024).

Contents

• Cover
• Otherworld
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Introduction
• The First Tale: Echtra Chonnlai-​The Adventure of Connlae
• The Second Tale: Tochmarc Étaíne-​The Courtship of Étaín
• The Third Tale: Aislinge Óenguso-​The Dream of Óengus
• The Fourth Tale: Tochmarc Becfhola-​The Courtship of Becfola
• The Fifth Tale: Echtra Nerai-​The Adventure of Nera
• The Sixth Tale: Táin Bó Froích-​The Cattle-​Raid of Fróech
• The Seventh Tale: Tochmarc Emire-​The Courtship of Emer
• The Eighth Tale: Aided Derbhfhorghaill-​The Death of Derb Forgaill
• The Ninth Tale: Serglige Con Culainn-​The Sick Bed of Cú Chulainn
• Afterwords
• Translations and Editions
• Suggestions for Further Reading.

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ISBN

• 0-19-760064-6
• 0-19-760063-8
• 0-19-760062-X

OCLC

1436708719

Doi

10.1093/oso/9780197600610.001.0001

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