For people interested in medieval history, cultures, and arts
Celtic Studies Books II
Cross, Tom Peete and Clark Harris Slover. eds. Ancient Irish Tales. New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1969; repr. 1988. ISBN 0389202541. This is the standard collection of medieval Irish literature in translation, and it includes the basic mythological tales, one version of the Tain, and samples of the heroic tales, dindsenchas, king cycles, and the other genres. Barnes and Noble reprinted Cross and Slover as a hardcover, available exclusively from them for $9.98. ISBN: 1566198895. You can order it from their web site, or call their toll-free Customer Service Center at 1-800-The-Book (1-800-843-2665), seven days a week, from 9am to 9pm.
Cunliffe, Barry. The Ancient Celts. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997; Penguin 2000. ISBN: 0140254226 . I've posted a lengthy book review here. Cunliffe is one of the leading European archaeologists, and specializes in early Bronze and Iron age. Some of his linguistic data is a bit out of date, but he offers a thorough exploration of the various Celtic migrations and of Celtic culture and history pre-and post- Roman empire. A good bibliography, and excellent maps, with a useful chronology.
Green, Miranda J. Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1992. ISBN: 0500279756. A very useful compendium that goes beyond myth and legend. I wish that she had been more careful about distinguishing her opinion from scholarly consensus and fact, but she does provide a useful bibliography. Green always has super photographs of artifacts and related images.
Brinley Rees and Alwyn Rees. Celtic Heritage: Ancient Tradition in Ireland and Wales. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1961; repr. 1989. ISBN 0500270392. A super introduction and overview of the mythological medieval Irish and Welsh literature, from a comparative (Dumezielian and occasionally quirky) point of view.
Cunliffe, Barry. The Ancient Celts. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997; Penguin 2000. ISBN: 0140254226 . I've posted a lengthy book review here. Cunliffe is one of the leading European archaeologists, and specializes in early Bronze and Iron age. Some of his linguistic data is a bit out of date, but he offers a thorough exploration of the various Celtic migrations and of Celtic culture and history pre-and post- Roman empire. A good bibliography, and excellent maps, with a useful chronology.
Green, Miranda J. Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1992. ISBN: 0500279756. A very useful compendium that goes beyond myth and legend. I wish that she had been more careful about distinguishing her opinion from scholarly consensus and fact, but she does provide a useful bibliography. Green always has super photographs of artifacts and related images.
Brinley Rees and Alwyn Rees. Celtic Heritage: Ancient Tradition in Ireland and Wales. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1961; repr. 1989. ISBN 0500270392. A super introduction and overview of the mythological medieval Irish and Welsh literature, from a comparative (Dumezielian and occasionally quirky) point of view.
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