Lisa Bitel - The Tain - Irish Epic

Show Notes

Dr. Lisa Bitel walks me through the ancient Irish Epic, The Tain.  This book is also called "the Irish Iliad".  I'd recommend reading this one AFTER listening to the episode.

The Tain:
https://www.amazon.com/Tain-Translated-Irish-Epic-Cuailnge/dp/0192803735

More Info about Dr. Bitel:
https://dornsife.usc.edu/cf/faculty-and-staff/faculty.cfm?pid=1003109

A Poem:

The Surfing Irishman

A nadb named dabd did misbehadb

He stole another surfers wadb

You’d think that he could be forgadb
But poor old Dadb is in his gradb.

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