James Stephens

A collection of ten traditional tales of Irish heroes, kings, soldiers, magicians, poets, and madmen.

Traditional Irish Fairy Tales

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Take a trip through the rich folklore of Ireland in this enchanting volume from author James Stephens. Fairy kings, femmes fatales, bewitched animals, epic feuds -- these action-packed stories traverse a broad spectrum of themes and settings. Folklore fans and readers interested in Gaelic and Celtic culture will appreciate this collection.

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Irish Fairy Tales is a retelling of ten Irish folktales by the Irish author James Stephens. The English illustrator Arthur Rackham provided interior artwork, including numerous black and white illustrations and sixteen color plates. The stories are set in a wooded, Medieval Ireland filled with larger-than-life hunters, warriors, kings, and fairies. Many stories concern the Fianna and their captain, Fionn mac Uail, from the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.

Delight and strength came to me again, and now I explored all the inland ways, the great lakes of Ireland, and her swift brown rivers."What a joy to lie under an inch of water basking in the sun, or beneath a shady ledge to watch the small creatures that speed like lightning on the rippling top. I saw the dragon-flies flash and dart and turn, with a poise, with a speed that no other winged thing knows: I saw the hawk hover and stare and swoop: he fell like a falling stone, but he could not catch the king of the salmon: I saw the cold-eyed cat stretching along a bough level with the water, eager to hook and lift the creatures of the river. And I saw men."They saw me also. They came to know me and look for me. They lay in wait at the waterfalls up which I leaped like a silver flash. They held out nets for me; they hid traps under leaves; they made cords of the colour of water, of the colour of weeds-but this salmon had a nose that knew how a weed felt and how a string-they drifted meat on a sightless string, but I knew of the hook; they thrust spears at me, and threw lances which they drew back again with a cord. Many a wound I got from men, many a sorrowful scar. "Every beast pursued me in the waters and along the banks; the barking, black-skinned otter came after me in lust and gust and swirl; the wild cat fished for me; the hawk and the steep-winged, spear-beaked birds dived down on me, and men crept on me with nets the width of a river, so that I got no rest. My life became a ceaseless scurry and wound and escape, a burden and anguish of watchfulness-and then I was caught."

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A collection of enchanting fairy tales from James stephens. Get lost in a world of irish fairy tale fantasies and irish folklore.

A Collection of Irish Fairy Tales

Differentiated book* It has a historical context with research of the time-Irish Fairy Tales is a count of ten Irish folk tales by Irish author James Stephens. English illustrator Arthur Rackham provided interior artwork, including numerous black-and-white illustrations and sixteen color plates. The stories unfold in a wooded, medieval Ireland filled with hunters, warriors, kings, and fairies greater than life. Many stories relate to Fianna and her captain, Fionn mac Uail, from the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. The book was first published by Macmillan and Company in 1920. It is one of Stephens' best-known works. Finnian, the Abbot of Moville, travels to Tuan mac Cairill's house and forces Tuan to admit it. The abbot convinces Tuan of the truth of the Gospel. Finnian asks Tuan to describe his past. Tuan reveals that he is centuries old and was one of the original settlers in Ireland.Tuan passed out in a violent storm and woke up to find himself transformed into a powerful deer. Tuan goes through several lives: like a deer, a boar, a hawk and a salmon. Like salmon, Tuan is caught, roasted, and eaten by the Queen of Ireland. He is reborn as his son. James Stephens (February 9, 1880 [1] - December 26, 1950) was an Irish novelist and poet.

Irish Fairy Tales (Annotated)

"Traditional Irish Fairy Tales" by James Stephens features ten time-honored classics which are notable retellings of traditional favorites. Brimming with enchantment, whimsy and sly humor, Stephen's work does far more than many fairy tale compilations. In "Traditional Irish Fairy Tales" Stephens presents a voice, a carefully chosen, well modulated voice, to present the web of tales which comprise the Irish tradition. As in "Crock of Gold," he does this with beautiful natural imagery, and references to the bays and rivers and isles of Ireland. Moreover, unlike much of literature considered adolescent fare, he encompasses adult virtues and vices including lust, envy and pride. "Traditional Irish Fairy Tales" is written with a compelling sense of humor, aimed not at the cute, but at the failings which each of us possess. For many, it ranks as a favorite book if Irish fairy tales and a book worthy of reading by a person of any age. A great read for anyone interested in Irish folklore, or a set of beautifully written, wonderful stories.

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