Title The Cuchullin saga in Irish literature : being a collection of stories relating to the hero Cuchullin. / Translated from the Irish by various scholars. Compiled and edited, with introd. and notes, by Eleanor Hull. London, D. Nutt, 1898

Published [New York] : [AMS Press], [1972]

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Description lxxix, 316 pages : map. ; 19 cm Contents The birth of Conachar, adapted from the translation of K. Meyer.--How Conachar gained the kingship over Ulster, adapted from the translation of E. O'Curry.--The origin of Cuchullin, from the French translation of M. L. Duvau.--Tragical death of the sons of Usnach, from the translations by W. Stokes and O'Flanagan.--The wooing of Emer and Cuchullin's education under Scathach, translated by K. Meyer.--The siege of Howth, translated by W. Stokes.--The debility of the Ultonian warriors, from the German of E. Windisch.--The appearance of the Morrigu to Cuchullin before the Tain bo Cuailgne, from the German of E. Windisch.--The Tain bo Cuailgne, analysis with extracts by S. H. O'Grady.--The instruction of Cuchullin to a prince, from the translations of E. O'Curry and M. D'Arbois de Jubainville.--The great defeat on the plain of Muirthemne before Cuchullin's death, translated by S. H. O'Grady.--The tragical death of Cuchullin, translated by W. Stokes.--The tragical death of King Conachar, from the translation by E. O'Curry.--The phantom chariot of Cuchullin, from the translation by O'Beirne Crowe Notes Original ed. issued as no. 8 of Grimm library Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Cuchulain (Legendary character) Epic literature, Irish -- Translations into English. Heroes in literature. Mythology, Celtic. Tales -- Ireland. Author Hull, Eleanor, 1860-1935, editor LC no. 77144522 ISBN 0404535534

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