tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post3121812493288345896..comments2024-01-18T00:33:10.659-08:00Comments on All Booked Up: The Swan Maiden - Jules WatsonElenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-73287599182773866352009-07-15T09:15:50.287-07:002009-07-15T09:15:50.287-07:00It's worth the read. I'm looking forward t...It's worth the read. I'm looking forward to reading your review as well.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-88816349651866709342009-07-15T04:15:30.915-07:002009-07-15T04:15:30.915-07:00I got a copy of this after reading various blog re...I got a copy of this after reading various blog reviews as well but haven't yet gotten around to it. Will make a point to put it higher on my list thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-53315780984091463542009-07-13T14:16:19.270-07:002009-07-13T14:16:19.270-07:00Thank you. I'll have to check libraries eventu...Thank you. I'll have to check libraries eventually.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-83912414720068139752009-07-13T14:05:38.663-07:002009-07-13T14:05:38.663-07:00*waves* 'ello! Got word back from my cousin no...*waves* 'ello! Got word back from my cousin now on the <i>books</i> the myth is in. Just in case the information is still wanted/useful. ^-^<br /><br />She recommends <i>Longes mac n-Uislenn</i> by Vernam Hull, with <i>Ancient Irish tales</i> edited by Cross and Slover as a different option. Unfortunately, both are out of print. (And Cross and Slover is around 600 pages.)<br /><br />Still haven't read <i>The Swan Maiden</i>, though, so still can't talk about that. ^-~Shanrahttp://libritouches.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-67156689934052495802009-07-07T08:37:27.653-07:002009-07-07T08:37:27.653-07:00Thanks for stopping in and commenting Mrs. Watson....Thanks for stopping in and commenting Mrs. Watson. <br /><br />It's neat to have the modern history of this myth here now. After reading your version, it's hard to think of this as a children's story.<br /><br />I'm definitely going to have to check out the various links to the myth.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-52123081205222044032009-07-07T06:21:31.742-07:002009-07-07T06:21:31.742-07:00Hi Elena and friends, author Jules Watson here. I ...Hi Elena and friends, author Jules Watson here. I stumbled across your blog accidentally. Thanks for the great review! Thought I'd leave you a post just to answer your questions about the myth as I can't help myself! One of the best renderings of the original (oldest least flowery) version of the myth is the link I provide at the back of The Swan Maiden. http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/usnech.html (although it does have a lot of the poetry)<br />As I said, I wasn't attempting to retell it straight, but adapt it to my needs as a novelist. There have been very few novelizations of the tale, which is why I wanted to bring it back to life as a book now. The last full one was a children's book in 1967 (Pollard). Yeats did a poem, Synge did a play and James Stephens did a retelling in 1923. Hope that helps!!Jules Watsonhttp://www.juleswatson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-13034814617070596232009-07-06T10:54:29.657-07:002009-07-06T10:54:29.657-07:00That is so neat! I'm going to have to check it...That is so neat! I'm going to have to check it out in more detail later today.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-85288594794991342212009-07-06T10:36:21.361-07:002009-07-06T10:36:21.361-07:00Oooh. I found an online text! It appears again com...Oooh. <a href="http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T301020/" rel="nofollow">I found an online text</a>! It appears again compiled by various sources, but... Ach, I'll just email my cousin after supper and hope she'll tell me which version best to look for. (Er, she teaches Celtic languages and is set to published a short, Dutch book with Celtic folklore tales in it.)<br /><br />It's not the answer you were looking for (and I <i>will</i> get back to it eventually. I really should read it, so I think I'll try to tackle it after getting the graphic novels I bought off the list.), but hopefully it gets you a step or two further with the answer even so! ^-^Shanrahttp://libritouches.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-52081536615620695562009-07-05T21:07:00.245-07:002009-07-05T21:07:00.245-07:00Let me know when you do pleas. I'm curious to ...Let me know when you do pleas. I'm curious to find out, given that it's noted that this is an adaptation, not a true retelling.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-15922769194882747682009-07-05T15:01:53.252-07:002009-07-05T15:01:53.252-07:00Your final question is annoying the heck out of me...Your final question is annoying the heck out of me right now... Because I <i>know</i> I've read the legend of Deirde before. Several times, actually. (I'm pretty sure there's a version in all of my Irish folklore books.) I just can't recall enough of it to even begin guessing at an aswer. (I still haven't started reading it, alas, which is another reason I can't answer. I'll try and remember to keep comparison in mind when I do and review it, though!)Shanrahttp://libritouches.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com