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Informationen zum Autor Kenneth Hurlstone Jackson (1909-1991) began his career as a lecturer in Celtic at Cambridge, before becoming the first chair of the Department of Celtic Language and Literature at Harvard. He undertook war service with the Uncommon Languages section of British censorship and subsequently held professorships at Harvard and Edinburgh. Klappentext Including works from Welsh! Irish and Scottish Gaelic! Cornish! Breton and Manx! this Celtic Miscellany offers a rich blend of poetry and prose from the eighth to the nineteenth century! and provides a unique insight into the minds and literature of the Celtic people. It is a literature dominated by a deep sense of wonder! wild inventiveness and a profound sense of the uncanny! in which the natural world and the power of the individual spirit are celebrated with astonishing imaginative force. Skifully arranged by theme! from the hero-tales of Cú Chulainn! Bardic poetry and elegies! to the sensitive and intimate writings of early Celtic Christianity! this anthology provides a fascinating insight into a deeply creative literary tradition. For more than seventy years! Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1!700 titles! Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors! as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung Including works from Welsh! Irish and Scottish Gaelic! Cornish! Breton and Manx! this Celtic Miscellany offers a rich blend of poetry and prose from the eighth to the nineteenth century! and provides a unique insight into the minds and literature of the Celtic people. It is a literature dominated by a deep sense of wonder! wild inventiveness and a profound sense of the uncanny! in which the natural world and the power of the individual spirit are celebrated with astonishing imaginative force. Skifully arranged by theme! from the hero-tales of Cú Chulainn! Bardic poetry and elegies! to the sensitive and intimate writings of early Celtic Christianity! this anthology provides a fascinating insight into a deeply creative literary tradition. For more than seventy years! Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1!700 titles! Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors! as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Inhaltsverzeichnis A Celtic MiscellanyPreface Maps: (i) Ireland (ii) Wales Hero-Tale and Adventure Note 1. How Cú Chulainn Got His Name 2. Cú Chulainn and the Charioteer 3. The Killing of Edarcomhol 4. Cú Chulainn's Meeting with Findabhair 5. Ceithern's Blood-transfusion and Death 6. Cú Chulainn in the Valley of the Deaf 7. The Story of Deirdre 8. The Death of Conchobhar 9. How Celtchar Killed the "Brown Mouse" 10. How Cobhthach Contrived his Brother's Death 11. The Recognition of Ulysses Nature Note 12. May-time 13. The Coming of Winter 14. Winter Cold 15. Winter 16. The Four Seasons 17. A Storm at Sea 18. The Hermit's Hut 19. Arran 20. The Hill of Howth 21. Deirdre Remembers a Scottish Glen 22. The Ivied Tree-Top 23. Suibhne the Wild Man in the Forest 24. Suibhne Praises the Garbh 25. To May and January 26. The Birch-wood Bower 27. The Snow 28. The Mist 29. The Stars 30. The Burial of the Poet, Dead for Love 31. The Poet's Arbour in...
