Thomas Crofton Croker (1798–1854)
Autore di Fiabe celtiche
Sull'Autore
Opere di Thomas Crofton Croker
Researches in the south of Ireland : illustrative of the scenery, architectural remains, and the manners and… (1824) 6 copie
Memoirs of Joseph Holt, general of the Irish rebels, in 1798 — A cura di — 3 copie
The Mermaid's Prophecy and Other Stories : Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (2011) 3 copie
The Christmas Box; 2 copie
Taming the Pooka, Celtic Tales of the Trickster Fairy : Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (2001) 2 copie
Adventure of Barney Mahony 1 copia
"The Priest Supper" 1 copia
The Soul Cages 1 copia
Opere correlate
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture (1991) — Collaboratore — 565 copie
A Treasury of Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) (1825) — Collaboratore — 422 copie
The Book of Irish Weirdness: A Treasury of Classic Tales of the Supernatural, Spooky and Strange (1994) — Collaboratore — 96 copie
Fairies, Pookas, and Changelings: A Complete Guide to the Wild and Wicked Enchanted Realm (2017) — Collaboratore — 22 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1798-01-15
- Data di morte
- 1854-08-08
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Brompton Cemetery, London, England, UK
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Ireland
- Luogo di residenza
- Cork, County Cork, Ireland (birth)
- Attività lavorative
- clerk (at the Admiralty)
antiquary
folklorist
writer
author
Utenti
Recensioni
Fairy legends and traditions of the south of… di Thomas Crofton Croker
1838 2nd edition
Skill levels among the readers varied widely, generally stripping the stories of their intended humor or romance.
This is NOT written as a children's book. The language in this book is written in Old English and reads more like a Shakepearean sonnet. I bought this to add to my young son's library, but it is not appropriate for that. I'm sure however that adults who can read Old English with ease would find this book entertaining.
A wonderful, and a fresh, collection that brings one back to the time in Ireland before the Famine. The stories follow the run of these things, but Croker while striving for a rationalism which allows no evidence to remain, lets them stand for all their fancy in the telling. Of most interest are the speech-patterns and small domestic details of the Irish of oats and potato-garden incidental to the tales. (On moving house you brought the dog but left the cat). Along with the notes provided by Croker on their life, language and traditions there is a grounding here missing from many such (later) collections.… (altro)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 34
- Opere correlate
- 17
- Utenti
- 1,741
- Popolarità
- #14,771
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 14
- ISBN
- 151
- Lingue
- 5