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The Táin : translated from the Irish epic Táin bó Cualinge /
The Táin Bó Cuailnge, centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's greatest epic. It tells the story of a great cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, queen and king of Connacht, and their allies, seeking to carry off the great B...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Irish |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
1970
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Translator's Note and Acknowledgements; Artist's Note; Introduction; Maps; I: The Ireland of the Táin; II The Route of the Táin; III In Conaille and Cuailnge; Some Recommended Books; Pronunciation of Irish Words; BEFORE THE TAIN; How the Táin Bó Cuailnge was found again; Conchobor:; How Conchobor was Begotten and how he took the Kingship of Ulster; The Pangs of Ulster; Exile of the Sons of Uisliu; Cúchulainn:; How Cúchulainn was Begotten; Cúhulainn's Courtship of Emer and his Training in Arms with Scáthach; The Death of Aife's One Son.
- The Quarrel of the Two Pig-keepers and how the Bulls were BegottenTHE TAIN; I: The Pillow Talk; II: The Táin Bó Cuailnge begins; III: The Army Encounters Cúchulainn; IV: Cúhulainn's Boyhood Deeds; V: 'death death!'; VI: From Finnabair Chuailnge to Conaille; VII: Single Combat; VIII: The Bull is Found. Further Single Combats. Cúchulainn and the Morrígan; IX: The Pact is Broken. The Great Carnage; X: Combat with Fergus and others; XI: Combat of Ferdia and Cúchulainn; XII: Ulster Rises from its Pangs; XIII: The Companies Advance; XIV: The Last Battle; Notes on the Text.