Background
Colum was born Patrick Columb on December 8, 1881 in a County Longford workhouse, where his father worked. He was the first of eight children born to Patrick and Susan Columb.
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A classic collection of Norse Mythology containing tales of the God Odin and his children. In three parts: The Dwellers in Asgard, Odin the Wanderer and The Witch's Heart. The tales are decorated with the whimsical black and white drawings of Willy Pogany. Pook Press are working to republish these classic works in affordable, high quality, colour editions, using the original text and artwork so these works can delight another generation of children.
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( Compiled by noted Irish author Padraic Colum, this trea...)
Compiled by noted Irish author Padraic Colum, this treasury of time-honored tales from the fairy-haunted folklore of the Emerald Isle includes these favorite stories: "Fedelma, the Enchanter's Daughter," "When the King of the Cats Came to King Connal's Dominion," "The Sword of Light and the Unique Tale," "The Town of the Red Castle," "The King of the Land of Mist," "The House of Crom Duv," and "The Spae-Woman." Brimming with sly humor, whimsy and imagination, these delightful tales offer hours of enjoyable reading. Nine full-page illustrations and numerous other decorations by Willy Pogány further enhance the text with a mood of timeless enchantment.
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( The age-old legends and tales of Nordic mythology are a...)
The age-old legends and tales of Nordic mythology are a common heritage of German, Scandinavian, and Anglo-Saxon peoples. This very readable collection features a rich selection of these time-honored stories, retold in simple dramatic fashion by noted Irish author Padraic Colum. Readers will find themselves drawn into the timeless world of the gods and goddesses who dwell in Asgard, a magical realm reached by a rainbow bridge. Here unfold the exciting stories of how Frey won Gerda, the Giant Maiden, and how he lost his magic sword; how Thor and Loki fooled Thrym the Giant; the Dwarfs hoard and the curse that it brought; Baldurs doom; Sigurds youth; Brynhild in the House of Flame; the death of Sigurd; the twilight of the gods; and many more. Enhanced with over 40 atmospheric illustrations by Willy Pogany, this charming volume will delight myth lovers with its rich selection of enduring legends.
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(Before time as we know it began, gods and goddesses lived...)
Before time as we know it began, gods and goddesses lived in the city of Asgard. Odin All Father crossed the Rainbow Bridge to walk among men in Midgard. Thor defended Asgard with his mighty hammer. Mischievous Loki was constantly getting into trouble with the other gods, and dragons and giants walked free. This collection of Norse sagas retold by author Padraic Colum gives us a sense of that magical time when the world was filled with powers and wonders we can hardly imagine.
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This classic retelling of Homer's Illiad and Odyssey written for young readers by Ireland's great poet and playwright recalls the legendary characters of ancient Greece and their amazing adventures. Both epics are recounted here in The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tale of Troy. Youngsters will travel with Achilles, who, guided by the gods, seeks vengeance on the Trojans. They'll follow Odysseus on his perilous journey to the land of the Cyclops, a race of giants, each with a single eye in the middle of his forehead. They'll encounter Circe, the evil enchantress who turns Odysseus's men into swine; meet the terrible sea monster Charybdis, who, with Scylla, a six-headed serpent, threatens passing ships and their crews; and confront other wicked forces that attempt to keep Odysseus from returning to his faithful wife, Penelope. Unequaled as an introduction for youngsters to the classic myths, Colum's stirring tales, enhanced with 17 delightful illustrations by Willy Pogany, offer hours of thrill-packed reading.
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Colum was born Patrick Columb on December 8, 1881 in a County Longford workhouse, where his father worked. He was the first of eight children born to Patrick and Susan Columb.
Colum finished school at the age of seventeen.
As a youth met many who had lived through the Great Famine, which ravaged Ireland in the mid-19th century.
"She Moves through the Fair" and "The Old Woman of the Roads" are among his numerous simple lyrics which have often been anthologized. Colum became deeply interested in poetry and theater, and he brought to the great Irish Literary Revival a young man's vision together with an inheritance from the ancient voice of the people.
Among his volumes of poetry were The Road Round Ireland (1926) and Images of Departure (1969).
His collected poems were published in 1953.
Colum was a founder-member of the Irish National Theatre Society (forerunner of the Abbey Theatre) and a friend of William Butler Yeats, John Millington Synge, Lady Gregory, AE, and James Stephens.
His realistic plays The Land (1905), The Fiddler's House (1907), and Thomas Muskerry (1910) were an important influence in the development of the modern Irish theater.
He retained close ties, however, with literary and political events in Ireland, and his writings continued to derive much of their inspiration from his native country. The Colums wrote about their long and close friendship with James Joyce and his family many years later in Our Friend James Joyce (1958).
Although a resident of New York, Colum remained something of the traditional wandering Irish poet, traveling widely to give lectures and readings.
In 1924 he acceptedan invitation from the Hawaii Legislature to make a survey of native myth and folklore; his versions of the Hawaiian tales were published in The Bright Islands (1925).
He also retold Irish legends in A Treasury of Irish Folklore (1954).
After his wife's death in 1957, Colum published the long, semiautobiographical novel The Flying Swans, a saga of life in Ireland before the turn of the century.
( Compiled by noted Irish author Padraic Colum, this trea...)
( This classic retelling of Homer's Illiad and Odyssey ...)
( The age-old legends and tales of Nordic mythology are a...)
(A classic collection of Norse Mythology containing tales ...)
(Before time as we know it began, gods and goddesses lived...)
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He also joined the Gaelic League and was a member of the first board of the Abbey Theatre.