Very interesting & informative essay (some books in there worth searching out)! A realm/people visible out of the corner of the eye puts me in mind of Susanna Clarke’s faery in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell too. For a ‘rip-roaring’ take on Irish mythology I’d recommend Pat Mills’ Slaine.
Ha! Yes, I read Slaine as a kid too! But that rowdy, bawdy version of Celtica just didn’t fit the overall theme of this particular essay. Maybe after a few drinks…
Ha! I do agree, just shows how great myths can be interpreted in any way an author or reader wants
Very interesting & informative essay (some books in there worth searching out)! A realm/people visible out of the corner of the eye puts me in mind of Susanna Clarke’s faery in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell too. For a ‘rip-roaring’ take on Irish mythology I’d recommend Pat Mills’ Slaine.
Ha! Yes, I read Slaine as a kid too! But that rowdy, bawdy version of Celtica just didn’t fit the overall theme of this particular essay. Maybe after a few drinks…