Thomas Crofton Croker (1798–1854)
Autor de Cuentos de hadas célticos
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Obras de Thomas Crofton Croker
Researches in the south of Ireland : illustrative of the scenery, architectural remains, and the manners and… (1824) 6 copias
Memoirs of Joseph Holt, general of the Irish rebels, in 1798 — Editor — 3 copias
The Mermaid's Prophecy and Other Stories : Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (2011) 3 copias
The Christmas Box; 2 copias
Taming the Pooka, Celtic Tales of the Trickster Fairy : Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (2001) 2 copias
Adventure of Barney Mahony 1 copia
"The Priest Supper" 1 copia
The Soul Cages 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture (1991) — Contribuidor — 565 copias
A Treasury of Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) (1825) — Contribuidor — 422 copias
The Book of Irish Weirdness: A Treasury of Classic Tales of the Supernatural, Spooky and Strange (1994) — Contribuidor — 96 copias
Fairies, Pookas, and Changelings: A Complete Guide to the Wild and Wicked Enchanted Realm (2017) — Contribuidor — 22 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1798-01-15
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1854-08-08
- Lugar de sepultura
- Brompton Cemetery, London, England, UK
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Ireland
- Lugares de residencia
- Cork, County Cork, Ireland (birth)
- Ocupaciones
- clerk (at the Admiralty)
antiquary
folklorist
writer
author
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Fairy legends and traditions of the south of… por 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.… (más)
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- Obras
- 34
- También por
- 17
- Miembros
- 1,741
- Popularidad
- #14,771
- Valoración
- 3.8
- Reseñas
- 14
- ISBNs
- 151
- Idiomas
- 5