Old Celtic Romances by P.W. Joyce - 1962: Tales From Irish Mythology

Very Good+Hardcover and Very Good+ Dust Jacket NOT Price Clipped NOT A Library copy. First American Edition New York Devin-Adair Company, 1962.Clean pages free of writing. NO underlines Transcendental translation of Irish Mythology and the Mythological Cycle.into English. The prose reads like poetry and captures the speech pattern of Celtic Mythology like little else. P.W. Joyce was a fine scholar for his time. His 'Social History of Ancient Ireland' is still a treasure as is his Irish Ballad work and Irish Place Name book but here is a version for instance of the 'Children of Lir' you can cry. Here the Old Gods and Goddess ,The Tuatha De Dannan, who became according to The Book of Invasions 'The Sidhe Folk', also known as the "Fairies" These human size Fairies are closest to the Elves of the Lord of the Rings. Here the English reads like the sound of a waterfall in moonlight. Handsome 1962 dark green dust jacket.Far better than usually seen! Slight rubs along bottom of spine. Clean book.SEE PHOTOS Includes the Fenian cycle, Deirdre, Voyage of Maeldun, 'Fairy Palace of the Quicken Trees' and notes, introduction with pronunciation guide. One of Three Geese In Flights favorites.Celtic Mythology since 1977 wrapped with care