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A fire in his head : stories of wandering Aengus / Loreto Todd.
LIBRA - Special PR6070.O367 F57 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Todd, Loreto.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore--Ireland--Fiction.
- Folklore.
- Mythology, Celtic--Fiction.
- Mythology, Celtic.
- Ireland.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Love stories.
- Fantasy fiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 272 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin : O'Brien, 2002.
- Summary:
- A unique fantasy adventure that takes the theme of W B Yeats's poem 'The Song of Wandering Aengus' as its motif and explores the rich Celtic legacy of myth, legend and language. Aengus, the god of love, embarks on a long quest in pursuit of the girl of his dreams. His journey becomes a surreal voyage in time and place, breaking through the boundaries between illusion and reality. He encounters extraordinary characters and events that challenge his courage, his imagination and his notions of love and truth.
- The reader accompanies him on a rollercoaster ride through worlds of heroes, immortals, monsters and magic, and through the imaginative world of Celtic storytelling, where past, present and future interweave. With Aengus as guide, we follow the voyages of Maeldun, meet the enigmatic lord of the hollow lands, relive the doomed love of Deirdre and Naoise, and travel three days beyond the end of the world.
- Contents:
- Book 1 A Fire in His Head
- Chapter 1 Midlight 15
- Chapter 2 I have a Ball of Yarns in My Head 19
- Chapter 3 The Story of Maeldun 22
- Chapter 4 Sweet and Low 29
- Chapter 5 A Year and a Day 39
- Chapter 6 Water, Water, Everywhere 47
- Chapter 7 It's a Warm Land, the West Land 51
- Chapter 8 A Maiden with a Ball of Twine 56
- Chapter 9 Behind the Whaling Wall 60
- Chapter 10 Won't You Walk into My Parlour? 68
- Chapter 11 Refreshing Waters 74
- Chapter 12 The End of the Road and the Beginning 80
- Book 2 Through Hollow Lands
- Chapter 13 Wandering and Wondering 90
- Chapter 14 The Race of Macha 96
- Chapter 15 Ballydran 102
- Chapter 16 No Flies on Me 110
- Chapter 17 Threads of Gold 113
- Chapter 18 Never Give All the Heart 119
- Chapter 19 The Poets' Secrets 129
- Chapter 20 Art and Craft 133
- Chapter 21 Entertaining Aengus 140
- Chapter 22 The Twelve-legged Crow 145
- Chapter 23 Changeling Ways 155
- Chapter 24 The Hill in the Hollow 166
- Book 3 The Apples of the Moon
- Chapter 25 Time and Tide 172
- Chapter 26 The High Road 177
- Chapter 27 Thick Skinned 188
- Chapter 28 The Road to the End of the World 198
- Chapter 29 The Longest Mile 206
- Chapter 30 The Winding Road 219
- Chapter 31 Head Light 225
- Chapter 32 How Do You Know My Name? 238
- Chapter 33 Fulfilling a Promise 245
- Chapter 34 Seeking the Garden 251
- Chapter 35 Paying for Paradise 258
- Chapter 36 Lost and Found 266.
- ISBN:
- 0862787572
- 9780862787578
- OCLC:
- 51741965
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