The Tain

Name: The Tain
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SKU: 9780140455304
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The Tain by Julian Rad delves into the natural history and intriguing world of mirrors, exploring the science and nature of reflective surfaces. This book combines mythology, psychology, and physics to examine how mirrors have influenced cultures and human perception throughout history, offering insights into their mysterious allure without revealing all of its secrets.
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This book may appeal to you if you are fascinated by Celtic mythology and are interested in the rich tapestry of heroic legends intertwined with nature's forces. Delving into an epic tale rooted in early Irish folklore, the narrative weaves together themes of bravery, adventure, and the mystical elements of the natural world.

The Tain

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 Brown Bull of Cualige.

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A major new translation of Ireland's great epic of heroism, magic, bloodshed and betrayal - now in paperback.

The Tain Bo Cualinge, centrepiece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's great 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 Brown Bull of Cualige.

The hero of the tale is Cuchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who resists the invaders single-handed while Ulster's warriors lie sick.

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The Táin receives high praise for its fresh, modern retelling, comparable to the classic 1969 translation by Thomas Kinsella. Reviews highlight the vivid prose by Carson, emphasising how effectively it revives the tale's artistic power and timeless appeal.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140455304

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 October 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Translated by Ciaran Carson

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 191g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Ciaran Carson was born in Belfast in 1948. His poetry collections include The New Estate; The Irish for No, Belfast Confetti, which won the Irish Book Award and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize; First Language, which won the T.S. Eliot Prize; Opera et Cetera, which was a UK Poetry Book Society Choice; and The Twelfth of Never and The Ballad of HMS Belfast. He has written two prose books, The Pocket Guide to Irish Traditional Music and Last Night's Fun and one novel, Shamrock Tea. He is a member of Aosdana and lives in Belfast. Ciaran Carson was born in Belfast in 1948. His poetry collections include The New Estate; The Irish for No, Belfast Confetti, which won the Irish Book Award and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize; First Language, which won the T.S. Eliot Prize; Opera et Cetera, which was a UK Poetry Book Society Choice; and The Twelfth of Never and The Ballad of HMS Belfast. He has written two prose books, The Pocket Guide to Irish Traditional Music and Last Night's Fun and one novel, Shamrock Tea. He is a member of Aosdana and lives in Belfast.