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 the obscure-Pseudo-Scymnus, Lampridius, Vopsicus, Clement of Alexandria and Ptolemy I. The second is early Irish and Hiberno-Latin sources including early Irish dynastic poetry and numerous tales from the Ulster cycle and the third consists of Brittonic sources, mostly Welsh.
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I was privileged enough to take a class from Prof. Carey at Cork and we used this book. His translations are excellent and his academic style entertaining, yet rigorous enough for high caliber colleges and universities. Whenever anyone asks me about Celtic source material, I recommend this book. It's fantastic.
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The best collection of Irish, Welsh, and Classical texts,
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This is quite simply an essential volume for any enthusiast of Celtic culture. It has the greatest collection of Gaulish texts available (which are few but still important), as well as the commentary of Roman and Greek neighbors. More than that, though, it also contains countless Irish and Welsh texts, most of which have been out of print and unavailable to the public for many years, such as "The Book of Invasions".
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I ordered this book for my friend who is a History major with a specialty in celtic studies. She loved it. The book has tons of translations of primary sources on the celts in general. They even take the time to show you some of the texts in their original language, break down the meanings and then show you the full translation. Its an invaluable resource for anyone in the major.
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