Comments on: The Cattle Raid of Cooley page 1 http://paddybrown.co.uk/?p=179 Comics, Irish mythology and comics about Irish mythology Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:40:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: paddybrown http://paddybrown.co.uk/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-13690 paddybrown Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:18:49 +0000 http://paddybrown.co.uk/?p=179#comment-13690 Glad you're enjoying it. The Faraday translation is hard work, because it's an accurate translation of a very imperfect text, a compilation of episodes from different sources that are inconsistent in style and not always in the right order. It's useful if you want to study the text, but if you want something readable it takes a bit of work to tidy it up. You should try the Kinsella or Carson translations, which have made that effort. I doubt there'll ever be a film, but if there was, I wouldn't expect it to be very faithful. You'd have to cut it and reshape it pretty drastically to fit into the 2 hour, 3 act formula, and a mainstream film would want to have much clearer goodies and baddies. Glad you’re enjoying it.

The Faraday translation is hard work, because it’s an accurate translation of a very imperfect text, a compilation of episodes from different sources that are inconsistent in style and not always in the right order. It’s useful if you want to study the text, but if you want something readable it takes a bit of work to tidy it up. You should try the Kinsella or Carson translations, which have made that effort.

I doubt there’ll ever be a film, but if there was, I wouldn’t expect it to be very faithful. You’d have to cut it and reshape it pretty drastically to fit into the 2 hour, 3 act formula, and a mainstream film would want to have much clearer goodies and baddies.

]]> By: Totalloser http://paddybrown.co.uk/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-13680 Totalloser Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:15:11 +0000 http://paddybrown.co.uk/?p=179#comment-13680 This stuff is absolutely awesome. Thank you for sharing it. I just read the Faraday translation which is pretty hard to read for me. I really enjoyed your interpretation which is quite different than what I had envisioned in my mind. I appreciate the comic relief even though I think you stay pretty true to the story. Many thank. I wonder if a movie will ever be made of the story? If it every comes out, I hope it will not be a Hollywood bastardization. This stuff is absolutely awesome. Thank you for sharing it. I just read the Faraday translation which is pretty hard to read for me. I really enjoyed your interpretation which is quite different than what I had envisioned in my mind. I appreciate the comic relief even though I think you stay pretty true to the story. Many thank. I wonder if a movie will ever be made of the story? If it every comes out, I hope it will not be a Hollywood bastardization.

]]> By: Cuchulainn & the Ulster Cycle in Graphic Novel | Celtic Myth Podshow Latest News http://paddybrown.co.uk/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-10524 Cuchulainn & the Ulster Cycle in Graphic Novel | Celtic Myth Podshow Latest News Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:25:54 +0000 http://paddybrown.co.uk/?p=179#comment-10524 [...] the translation used in one of our stories. He is possibly better known for his online comic strip, The Cattle-Raid of Cooley, which he has now released in Graphic Novel format. His style is unique and even more fascinating [...] [...] the translation used in one of our stories. He is possibly better known for his online comic strip, The Cattle-Raid of Cooley, which he has now released in Graphic Novel format. His style is unique and even more fascinating [...]

]]> By: paddybrown http://paddybrown.co.uk/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-1430 paddybrown Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:49:48 +0000 http://paddybrown.co.uk/?p=179#comment-1430 Thanks, both of you. Kevin, your art's gorgeous, and I look forward to seeing lots more of it! Thanks, both of you. Kevin, your art’s gorgeous, and I look forward to seeing lots more of it!

]]> By: Kevin Levell http://paddybrown.co.uk/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-918 Kevin Levell Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:28:03 +0000 http://paddybrown.co.uk/?p=179#comment-918 Hi Patrick, Thanks for the link you put up to 'Taormina' a while back - I really appreciate it. The Cattle Raid of Cooley looks intriguing - you have a nice blog too! Hi Patrick,
Thanks for the link you put up to ‘Taormina’ a while back – I really appreciate it.

The Cattle Raid of Cooley looks intriguing – you have a nice blog too!

]]> By: Rol http://paddybrown.co.uk/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-883 Rol Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:35:11 +0000 http://paddybrown.co.uk/?p=179#comment-883 Great stuff! Looking forward to it... Great stuff! Looking forward to it…

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