Ebook
The Boyhood of Fionn
Ebook · Sovereign
The Boyhood of Fionn
- Author
- James Stephens
- Series
- Irish Fairy Tales
- Language
- English
- Length
- 52 pages
- ISBN
- 9781787242463
- Published
- 23 May 2017
- Imprint
- Sovereign
- Tales
- Fairy
- fairytale
- children
- magic
- bedtime
- stories
- folklore
- good and evil
- family
Description
The Boyhood of Fionn by James Stephens is a collection of folktales and legends that tell the story of the legendary Irish warrior and leader Fionn mac Cumhaill. A renowned work of Irish literature that portrays an iconic figure in Irish mythology. Through his narrative, Stephens employs a distinct form of traditional Celtic poetics to explore the importance of Fionn's early years in constructing his larger-than-life identity within the context of oral storytelling traditions.