TY - BOOK ID - 77893530 TI - The Táin : translated from the Irish epic Táin Bó Cualinge PY - 1970 SN - 1283923726 0191506389 9780191506383 9781283923729 9780191506390 0191506397 0192803735 9780192803733 PB - Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Epic literature, Irish KW - Heroes KW - Mythology, Celtic KW - Tales KW - Heroism KW - Persons KW - Antiheroes KW - Apotheosis KW - Courage UR - http://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77893530 AB - The Táin Bó Cuailnge, centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's greatest 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 Cuailnge. The hero of the tale is Cuchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who resists the invaders single-handed while Ulster's warriors lie sick. Thomas Kinsella presents a complete and living version of the story. His translation is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts. ER -