Early Irish Myths and Sagas (Penguin Classics)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Various、Jeffrey Gantz 著；Jeffrey Gantz 译
• 出版社 Penguin Classics
• 出版时间 1982-03
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780140443974
• 定价 118.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 288页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

FirstwrittendownintheeighthcenturyAD,theseearlyIrishstoriesdepictafarolderworld-partmyth,partlegendandparthistory.Richwithmagicandachinglybeautiful,theyspeakofalandofheroicbattles,intenseloveandwarriorideals,inwhichtheotherworldisexploredandmenminglefreelywiththegods.FromthevividadventuresofthegreatCelticheroCuChulaind,tothestunning'ExileoftheSonsofUisliu'-ataleoftreachery,honourandromance-thesearemasterpiecesofpassionandvitality,andformthefoundationfortheIrishliterarytradition:amythiclegacythatwasapowerfulinfluenceontheworkofYeats,SyngeandJoyce.

【作者简介】

JeffreyGantzreceivedadoctorialdegreeinCelticLanguagesandLiteraturesfromHarvardUniversity.HelivesinCambridge,Massachusetts,whereheworksasanewspapereditorandjournalist.HehasalsotranslatedTheMabinogionforPenguinClassics.JeffreyGantzreceivedadoctorialdegreeinCelticLanguagesandLiteraturesfromHarvardUniversity.HelivesinCambridge,Massachusetts,whereheworksasanewspapereditorandjournalist.HehasalsotranslatedTheMabinogionforPenguinClassics.