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Delightful and informative, comfortable and full of wit and fancy. It reminds us why the Irish have been known as great storytellers for a millennium."
-- Roger D. Abrahams, editor of African Folktales
"This latest volume of an already distinguished series maintains and even exceeds the high standards of the previous ones. The tales reveal the deep humanity of the Irish people; the commentary and notes reveal the humanity of Glassie. Very highly recommended."
-- Library Journal
"A marvelous assortment selected from published (but often out-of-print) collections by the likes of pioneer collectors Lady Wilde, Robin Flower, and Jeremiah Curtin, and from unpublished manuscripts in private and state-owned archives."
-- Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Vivid and surprising .... The Irish gift for prolixity and verbal magic glistens throughout Glassie's collection."
-- Chicago Magazine
Book Club Questions for Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library):
- Did the author emphasize any specific themes throughout Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)? What do you think the author is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) reveal the author's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think the author is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did the author's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library):
- Did the author make persuasive arguments in Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)? Did Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)?
- How does the author present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is the author biased within Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Irish Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) make you want to read next? Why?
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