Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, Volume 1 is a collection of essays by Sir John Rhys on the folk traditions of Wales and the Isle of Man. It gathers tales, customs, and beliefs, comparing them with other Celtic cultures. It is worth hearing for its careful scholarship and vivid record of oral tradition.
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CELTIC FOLKLORE J. RHŶS HENRY FROWDE, M.A. PUBLISHER TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD Publisher’s logo. LONDON, EDINBURGH, AND NEW YORK Original Title Page.
CELTIC FOLKLORE WELSH AND MANX BY JOHN RHŶS, M.A., D.Litt. HON. LL.D. OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH PROFESSOR OF CELTIC PRINCIPAL OF JESUS COLLEGE, OXFORD VOLUME I OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS MDCCCCI
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Our modern idioms, with all their straining after the abstract, are but primitive man’s mental tools adapted to the requirements of civilized life, and they often retain traces of the form and shape which the neolithic worker’s chipping and polishing gave them.
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