Popular Tales of the West Highlands, Vol. 1 of 4: (Forgotten Books)

Book Description:

"This is J. F. Campbell's four-volume collection of Scottish folklore. Campbell, who was fluent in Gaelic, spent years in the field eliciting these stories from people in all walks of life. This was a salvage project, as the stories and the storytellers were rapidly dying out under the impact of the dominant British culture and the inroads of the industrial revolution. It is because of Campbell's pioneering effort that we have a comprehensive record of this rich vein of folklore.

This is a critical edition, which contains an extensive introduction, variations on each tale, and endnotes. Campbell is often cited in folklore studies, and many other anthologies of Scottish and general folklore include one or more stories from this collection.

The original book also includes the Gaelic text for most of the stories. Some of the more extensive Gaelic texts had to be omitted from this [...] version, although all the English translations are included. This is indicated by ellipsis marks in green. Most short and medium length Gaelic texts are included, including all of the Gaelic poetic texts." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

Table of Contents:

Publisher's Preface; Dedication; Introduction; Postscript; The Young King Of Easaidh Ruadh; The Battle Of The Birds; The Tale Of The Hoodie; The Sea-maiden; Conall Cra Bhuidhe; The Tale Of Conal Crovi; The Tale Of Connal; Murchag A's Mionachag; The Brown Bear Of The Green Glen; The Three Soldiers; The Story Of The White Pet; The Daughter Of The Skies; The Girl And The Dead Man; The King Who Wished To Marry His Daughter; The Poor Brother And The Rich; The King Of Lochlin's Three Daughters; Maol A Chliobain; Fables; Bailie Lunnain; The Slim Swarthy Champion; Second Version The History Of The Ceabharnach; The Tale Of The Shifty Lad, The Widow's Son; Endnotes

About the Publisher:

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org

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