by Jean Markale · Ouest-France · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782737326943
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«Contes et légendes des pays celtes» is a collection of Celtic tales and legends by Jean Markale, published by Ouest-France in paperback (332 pages).
The volume brings together stories from oral tradition from the Celtic countries, including Ireland, Scotland, Wales and French Brittany, as well as Cornwall, Galicia and Belgian Wallonia. Collected since the 19th century, these tales combine realism and fantasy, and preserve the memory and imagination of the ancient Celts.
French-language work of 332 pages in paperback, published by Ouest-France on 13 September 2000. ISBN 9782737326943.
For readers interested in the mythology, folklore and oral tradition of the Celtic countries.
Jean Markale was the pen name of Jean Bertrand, a French historian, writer, poet, radio show host, lecturer and high school French teacher who lived in Brittany. As a former specialist in Celtic studies at the Sorbonne, he researched pre-Christian and medieval culture and spirituality. He published numerous books about Celtic civilization, particularly the place of women in Celtic culture, and Arthurian literature.
