Why read The Celtic Heroic Age?

Book cover of The Celtic Heroic Age: Literary Sources for Ancient Celtic Europe and Early Ireland and Wales

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A new edition of an invaluable collection of literary sources, all in translation, for Celtic Europe and early Ireland and Wales. The selections are divided into three sections: the first is classical authors on the ancient celts-a huge selection including both the well-known-Herodotos, Plato, Aristotle, Livy, Diogenes Laertius, and Cicero-and…

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2 authors picked The Celtic Heroic Age as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Sharon Paice MacLeod

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This is an incredibly useful and totally indispensable resource that provides excellent translations of well-known and lesser-known writings about the Celts from the Iron Age and the Medieval Era.

Many people don't realize that there are really bad translations of some of these materials floating around the internet, and there's no need for that. The editors and translators of this classic anthology are top-notch, and whether the accounts or texts come from Greek, Latin, Gaulish, Old Irish, or Middle Welsh sources, students and enthusiasts can rely upon them.

Because it is a sourcebook, it doesn't provide any commentary, so that's…

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Luke Eastwood

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This book collects together excellent translations of Celtic literature and mythology from Roman times onwards, including lesser-known works from Ireland and Wales.

This is a very comprehensive and well-organised collection of modern translations into English from two highly respected academics - an absolute must for anyone serious about this subject matter.

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