The Tain (Paperback)

" A] brilliant and altogether engaging new translation" ("Los Angeles Times") of the greatest epic in Irish literature
Dating from the eighth century, "The Tain" is the oldest Irish epic, a mythic tale on par with "Beowulf" and "The Aeneid." Following legendary warrior Cu Chulainn into his battle against the invading army of Connacht, "The Tain" is the story of the emergence of a hero, a paean to the Irish landscape, and a bawdy and contentious marital farce. In its first translation in forty years, Ciaran Carson brings this seminal work of Irish literature fully to life, capturing all of its visceral power in what acclaimed poets Seamus Heaney and Paul Muldoon individually called one of the best books of the year.