Irish Folktales by Henry Glassie

Irish Folktales by Henry Glassie

Here are 125 magnificent folktales collected from anthologies and journals published from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Beginning with tales of the ancient times and continuing through the arrival of the saints in Ireland in the fifth century, the periods of war and family, the Literary Revival championed by William Butler Yeats, and the contemporary era, these robust and funny, sorrowful and heroic stories of kings, ghosts, fairies, treasures, enchanted nature, and witchcraft are set in cities, villages, fields, and forests from the wild western coast to the modern streets of Dublin and Belfast.

Edited by Henry Glassie
With black-and-white illustrations throughout
Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

Henry Glassie is the author of various publications, including Prince Twins Seven-Seven (IUP), The Potter's Art (IUP), Vernacular Architecture (IUP), Passing the Time in Ballymenone (IUP), and Turkish Traditional Art Today (IUP). His books have garnered numerous honors, and the New York Times has listed three of his works as outstanding books of the year.

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ISBN 13	9780679774129
ISBN 10	0679774122
Title	Irish Folktales
Author	Henry Glassie
Series	The Pantheon Fairy Tale And Folklore Library
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1997-02-11
Number of pages	368
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.