{"product_id":"tales-of-the-elders-of-ireland","title":"Tales of the Elders of Ireland","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTales of the Elders of Ireland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the first complete translation of the late Middle-Irish \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAcallam na Senórach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the largest literary text surviving from twelfth-century Ireland. It contains the earliest and most comprehensive collection of Fenian stories and poetry, intermingling the contemporary Christian world of Saint Patrick with his scribes; clerics; occasional angels and souls rescued from Hell; the earlier pagan world of the ancient, giant Fenians and Irish kings; and the parallel, timeless Otherworld (peopled by ever-young, shape-shifting fairies). This readable, lucid new translation is based on existing manuscript sources and is richly annotated, complete with an Introduction discussing the place of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAcallam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in Irish tradition and the impact of the Fenian or Ossianic tradition on English and European literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAbout the Series:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e For over 100 years \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOxford World's Classics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50254477099293,"sku":"9780199549856","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9780199549856.jpg?v=1755031363","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/tales-of-the-elders-of-ireland","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}