Ireland's Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth

by Mark Williams and Mark Williams

Book Overview

A sweeping history of Ireland's native gods, from Iron Age cult and medieval saga to the Celtic Revival and contemporary fiction

Ireland's Immortals tells the story of one of the world's great mythologies. The first account of the gods of Irish myth to take in the whole sweep of Irish literature in both the nation's languages, the book describes how Ireland's pagan divinities were transformed into literary characters in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069118304X
• ISBN13: 9780691183046
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 1.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.7" x 9.0"