Buy a cheap copy of irish folktales book by henry glassie. Henry glassie is college professor emeritus of folklore at indiana university. University of pennsylvania press, 1982, 22, 5265, 8892, 117121, and comparable tales from all of ireland appear in. Find and compare hundreds of millions of new books, used books, rare books and out of print books from over 100,000 booksellers. The quality of some of the work he put in the book.
He has written nearly twenty books on folklore of the areas of ireland, turkey, bangladesh, and the united states, three of which have been named by th. The penguin book of irish folktales book, 1993 worldcat. Irish folktales pantheon fairy tale and folklore library by glassie, henry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Irish folktales pantheon fairy tale and folklore library published by user, years ago i have yet to encounter one of the pantheon folklore series that was not a good read. Irish folktales pantheon fairy tale and folklore library 9780679774129. Patrick mccabe will be reading from his novel the butcher boy and henry glassie will read from his folklore ethnography the stars of ballymenone. Irish folk tales ebook by henry glassie 9780307828248. Humor, magic, and mayhem are the principal ingredients of the hearty irish folktales henry glassie has assembled here from some two centuries of tellinga valuable overview of the rich irish folk tradition. Irish folktales by henry h glassie, 9780394746371, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. In creating an irish book to join this colorful company, folklorist henry glassie has met a formidable. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. We managed to get a copy of our book irish gothic to the world famous american folklorist henry glassie.
Henry glassie is a folklorist and emeritus college professor of folklore at indiana university. Join us for a reading with writers patrick mccabe ireland and henry glassie folklorist in u. Henry glassies the stars of ballymenone is a rare achievement. Irish folk tales edited by henry glassie bookshop apocalypse first paperback edition pantheon books book is like new w a slight bend. Szwed henry glassie, book design by francine kass edited henry glassie. Folklore forum no one does fieldwork or writes ethnography quite like glassie. Irish folktales by glassie, henry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Henry glassie is college professor of folklore at indiana university.
This was done through our friend jesse fivecoate, who is a doing a phd in irish folklore and is also a student of henry glassiess at indiana university bloomington, usa. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging. With specializations in oral narrative, folk art, vernacular architecture, and material culture, he has written twenty books on the traditional arts of ireland, turkey, bangladesh, nigeria, brazil, and the. Download file pdf irish folk tales henry glassie irish folk tales henry glassie this is likewise one of the factors by obtaining the soft documents of this irish folk tales henry glassie by online. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read irish folk tales. He has written nearly twenty books on folklore of the areas of ireland, turkey, bangladesh, and the united states, three of which have been named by the new york times as notable books of the year. These are really interesting, the book is divided in irish folktales on wit, mystery, the old story, faith, history and fireside tales.
Spanning the centuries from the first wars of the ancient. Here are 125 magnificent folktales collected from anthologies and journals published from the. Read irish folk tales by henry glassie available from rakuten kobo. Read irish folk history tales from the north by henry glassie available from rakuten kobo. Henry glassie has 28 books on goodreads with 3426 ratings. Ill admit, i skimmed a lot of them but my favorites were from the fireside tales section and the old story. The obrien book of irish fairy tales and legends by una leavy 2012, paperback trending price. Irish folk history henry glassie university of pennsylvania.
Publication date 1985 topics tales, legends publisher new york. See all books authored by henry glassie, including irish folktales, and spirit of folk art, and more on. Texts from the north, paperback by glassie, henry, isbn 0812211235, isbn 9780812211238, brand new, free shipping in the us citizens of. Irish folktales 1987, paperback for sale online ebay.
Irish folktales pantheon fairy tale and folklore library. Irish folk history ebook by henry glassie rakuten kobo. Irish folktales pantheon fairy tale and folklore library paperback by henry glassie on. He is the author of pattern in the material folk culture of the eastern united states, passing the time in ballymenone, irish folktales, and the spirit of folk art. Irish folk tales edited by henry glassie bookshop apocalypse. Reading with patrick mccabe ireland and henry glassie u.
The stars of ballymenone by henry glassie, paperback. Irish folk tales by henry glassie overdrive rakuten. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Gathers traditional stories about kings, saints, ghosts, writers, fools, wise people, fairies, treasures. Mike mignola is a comic book artist and writer who has worked with both dc and. Buy irish folk tales by henry glassie online at alibris. Irish folktales pantheon fairy tale and folklore library henry glassy edited six different sections,nineteen different subsections, and all together one hundred twenty four works.
Robust and funny, sorrowful and heroic, this collection of 125 live. Robust and funny, sorrowful and heroic, this collection of 125 lively tales tells the story of ireland. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Irish folktales pantheon fairy tale and folklore libraryhenry glassy edited six different sections,nineteen different subsections, and all together one hundred twenty four works. Henry glassie books list of books by author henry glassie. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Irish folktales 1985, an anthology from the whole island. Henry glassies most popular book is irish folk tales. The folktales of irish history, faith, mystery and magic as well as the.
A good collection of interesting tales made less by the inclusion of stories gathered in person by the editor, henry glassie, whose sources told meandering, dull or incomplete stories. Or, perhaps glassies insistence on his own awkward and stuttering, purist transcription methods is to blame. Made of the words of the people who live today in the beautiful, embattled countryside of ulster, irish folk history is. Buy the paperback book irish folktales by henry glassie at indigo. You might not require more epoch to spend to go to the ebook foundation as well as search for them. Glassie served as the state folklorist for pennsylvania, received a guggenheim fellowship, and. Vernacular architecture ebook written by henry glassie. Irish folktales by henry glassie, 1985, pantheon books edition, in english 1st ed. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read vernacular architecture. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Many of the collectors are wellknown irish folklorists, including lady gregory and henry glassie, and the tales range from the 1830s to the 1970s.
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