O’Rahilly, Cecile.

Táin bó Cúalnge: from the Book of Leinster. [Together with: Táin bó Cúalnge – Recension I]. Edited by Cecile O’Rahilly.

Two Volumes. Dublin, School of Celtic Studies / Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1984 – 2003. Large Octavo. Main Text: LV, 356 pages. / Recension-Volume: XXIV, 312 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only.

Táin Bó Cúailnge (″the driving-off of cows of Cooley”), commonly known as The Cattle Raid of Cooley or The Táin, is an epic from early Irish literature which is often called “The Irish Iliad”, even though, like the Icelandic sagas and most other Early Irish literature, the Táin is written in prosimetrum, i.e. prose with periodic additions of verse composed by the characters. The Táin tells of a war against Ulster by Queen Medb of Connacht and her husband King Ailill, who intend to steal the stud bull Donn Cuailnge. Due to a curse upon the King and warriors of Ulster, the invaders are opposed only by teenaged demigod Cú Chulainn.
The Táin is traditionally set in the 1st century in a pre-Christian heroic age, and is the central text of a group of tales known as the Ulster Cycle. It survives in three written versions or “recensions” in manuscripts of the 12th century and later, the first a compilation largely written in Old Irish, the second a more consistent work in Middle Irish, and the third an Early Modern Irish version.
The Táin has had an enormous influence on Irish literature and culture. It is often considered Ireland’s national epic. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Catalogue Irish History Seven – Irish Literature – Poetry – Music – Theatre · Catalogue Irish History Two – Origins of Irish Identity · Irish History – Rare · Irish Legends · Irish Literature – Rare
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0901282715
• Inventory Number: 29846AB

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