James MacKillop

DICT OF CELTIC MYTHOLOGY OREFC C

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology is a comprehensive and accessible survey of one of the world's richest mythological traditions. It covers the people, themes, concepts, places, and creatures of Celtic mythology, saga, legend, and folklore from both ancient pagan origins, and modern traditions.

Produktdetails

• The Oxford Reference Collection
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 492
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 208mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 586g
• ISBN-13: 9780198804840
• ISBN-10: 0198804849
• Artikelnr.: 47866170

Autorenporträt

Dr James MacKillop is Emeritus Professor of English at Onondaga Community College (Syracuse, New York) and Past President of the American Conference for Irish Studies. He was also Professeur Invité at Université de Rennes II, Haute Bretagne, and Visiting Fellow in Celtic Languages at Harvard University. Descended from Jacobite soldiers who fought at Culloden Moor, he has lived most of his adult life in Upstate New York. He is author of Irish Literature: A Reader (1987), Fionn mac Cumhail: Celtic Myth in English Literature (1986), and Contemporary Irish Cinema (1999), all published by Syracuse University Press.