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Myths and Legends
There is no more telling view of a nation than that found through its myths and legends, from the guardian spirits of ancient Rome to fearsome banshees and tricky fairies who inhabit Irish and Celtic legend.
Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained
Alien abductions, bleeding trees, crop circles, phantom funerals and mysterious showers of fish all feature in this wide-ranging and carefully researched guide to unexplained phenomena.
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Folk Tales of the British Isles
Chosen and introduced by Kevin Crossley-Holland
In the folk stories of Britain, the land teems with bogles and boggarts, witches and wolves, ghosts and giants.
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Irish Fairy and Folk Tales
Collected by W. B. Yeats
There are few traditions of storytelling and folklore as colourful as the Irish. In these 65 funny, moving and mysterious stories and poems, familiar characters of Irish myth come to life.
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Legends of Ancient Rome
Edited and introduced by Lawrence Norfolk
Abandoned twins suckled by a wolf, Aeneas fleeing the sack of Troy, Jupiter’s shield falling from the sky with the fate of a city written upon it... Our own culture – in music, art, literature and politics – resounds with Roman legend. Here, fresh and readable translations demonstrate the huge diversity of these stories and their distinctive protagonists.
Your price US$74.95
Legends of the Grail
Edited and introduced by Richard Barber
From religious icon to the object of chivalric quest and, in our own time, as secular goal, the Holy Grail has come to symbolise spiritual yearning, the everlasting search for the unattainable, where true virtue is found in the act of questing itself.
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The Oxford Companion to World Mythology
Man, from his earliest beginnings painting in the cave around Lascaux to the sophistication of temple complexes in Ancient Greece, has always desired to express his cultural identity and his place in the world around him through myth and story.
Your price US$65.00
The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend
Edited by Alan Lupack
This volume presents the Arthurian legends in all their manifestations – from their origins in medieval literature to their modern interpretations in literature, art, film and popular culture.
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A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne was the first author to write versions of the Greek myths especially for a younger audience. The six tales here include 'The Gorgon’s Head' and 'The Golden Touch', beautifully illustrated by Walter Crane.
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