Kuno Meyer epub Liadain and Curithir, an Irish Love-Story of the Ninth Century (Classic Reprint)

Preface. Many circumstances still retard the proper appreciation of the value and importance of early I rish literature. In its fu Uextent and variety it is known to none as yet. It were rash to attempt to generalise on the merits and demerits of a literature upon which no one can speak with authority. It is indeed sometimes assumed that if not the whole, at least the greater and more important portion of I rish literature is before the puh Uc. That this is not so with regard to lyrical poetry, I have pointed out in the preface to King and Hermit. As to I rish romance, the facts are shortly these. In his indispensable Essai dun Catalogue de la Litterature Epique de I I rlande, published in 1883, M. d Arbois de Jubainville has enumerated the titles of about 550 separate tales and poems. Of these, about 400 have been preserved in MSS., while of the remaining 150 the titles only have come down to us, the tales themselves being lost. But M. d Arbois Catalogue is by no means exhaustive. With our increased knowledge it would now be easy to add at least another hundred tales )which we possess in MS. But even this number of 500 separate pieces does not represent )T here are many more of which again we possess the titles only, such as Baile Themaile, quoted in LL. 190 c22, Caire Earma, glosses from which are in H. 3. 18, p. 620 b, or Qaire Ecliach quoted in Cormac s Glossary p. 11, s. v. cermnas.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.