Description
This book explores the lasting influence of legendary figures including King Arthur, the Celtic figure who paradoxically became the archetypal English national hero; Cú Chulainn, the hero of the Táin, Ireland’s great medieval epic, who became a symbol of the reborn Irish nation; the Irish and Scottish hero Finn, who as ‘Fingal’ caught the imagination of Napoleon, Goethe and Mendelssohn; and the Welsh mythical figure Blodeuwedd, magically created from flowers of the oak, who inspired Yeats and Garner.
Details
- Author: Williams, Mark
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson
- Format: Hardback
- Publication Date: 16/09/2021
- ISBN: 9780500252369
- B-Code: B057334
- Illustrated: Illustrations
- Pages: 304
- Dimensions: 234x153mm
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