The Feast: A Dramatic Retelling of Irelands Epic Tale (Ulster Cycle)

Editorial Reviews. From Library Journal. Continuing his expansive retelling of the ancient Irish epic of Cuchulainn begun in The Raid (Forge, ), Eickhoff.
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The Feast: A Dramatic Retelling of Ireland's Epic Tale by Randy Lee Eickhoff

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The author's translations are generally very close to other translations if one extracts his literary additions but he has a tendancy to misinterpret sometimes obvious modivations, allusions, and sometimes statements, making many of the characters inconsistant with themselves, their positions, and their culture.

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He also has a tendancy to force his stereotype of barbarians on a people known for their obsession with personal hygiene and dislike for fart jokes according to the Elizabethans. Thus every finger mentioned in the book is dirty and the characters have more problems with intestinal distress than pigs in a bean field.

Then there's the women. Each time one walks by, someone leers at her a heavy or b cone-shaped breasts.

The very presence of a member of the opposite sex makes every character pant and weak in the knees; like a Penthouse letter written by a 13 year-old. Though this is supposed to be a humorous tale, the author takes the buffonery to an extreme that, I think, would be offensive and insulting to those who originally created it. The author tries to keep the tale in its sensual original form, making it R-rated, but his writing style belongs in a poorly penned children's book.

Togail Bruidne da Derga ] lost some verve in this translation. Use of modern vernacular is one reason. Other authors, mostly academics, have written at length about bits of this tale recycled by James Joyce in titles Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. I have read and re-read this translation for comparison with other translations of the old texts.

A different approach than a pure linguistic translation is to look Per many reviewers who have commented here, the ancient language of the original [ Gaelic: A different approach than a pure linguistic translation is to look for the context of this story.

I like to mix archaeology with the old myths and am not alone in that effort.

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The social upheaval hinted at in Eickhoff's The Feast is more striking in the translation found on the UC-Cork website, ucc-celt. Another aspect worth noting in this tale is the bull-feast at Tara used to select the next warrior-lord, which points to very early practices. Procession and Symbolism at Tara: Oxford Journal of Archaeology 26 4: Jan 05, TC rated it did not like it. Perhaps the saddest thing in literature is when a great work is re-written as pap.


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Modern colloquialisms and trite interaction between characters may produce a more accessible version, accessible to folks who cannot appreciate the story without the lowbrow treatment. The Feast is such a good book, especially compared to the first book in the series "The Raid". The writing has greatly improved, including very descriptive scenes and characters. The book starts out comical and captures your interest immediately with excellent characters and writing.

Bricriu, the main antagonist of the book reminds me of a classic disney villian with his sharp tongue and his devious plans. There are various challenges throughout the book with constantly new interesting characters being introduced. There really isn't anything bad I can say about this book other than Chuhulains friends are dicks, but thats just good writing.


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Feb 25, Catherine rated it really liked it. I really enjoyed this story - Eickhoff has come up with a highly readable 'lads of old' version. I wonder how close the translation is?

The Feast: A Dramatic Retelling of Ireland's Epic Tale

Boys-bragging-around-the-fire really does have a long, long tradition if this be accurate ;- Be warned! Lots of great magic, and head lopping Although most is left up to the warrior's imagination. I must find out how to pronounce all their names. Oct 29, Rebecca Thomason rated it did not like it. Maybe it's just me, but when I am reading an epic, I expect elevated language and the basic elements of an epic.


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I did not even finish this. There were more sentences about giggly wenches with jiggly, "cone-shaped" bosoms and men's "bods" than any interesting, plot-forwarding information. If this is truly a direct interpretation of the Celtic epic, then I am not interested. Aug 12, Kimberlyn rated it did not like it Shelves: Catherine rated it liked it Jun 09, Jason rated it it was amazing Jul 31, Ruadhan rated it really liked it Dec 12, Alysha Shamrock rated it it was amazing Jan 27, Donna rated it it was amazing Jul 26, Marissa Cox rated it it was amazing Aug 26, Jennifer rated it really liked it Mar 21, Matt rated it really liked it Aug 01,