Mythical Bards and the Life of William Wallace, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint)

Uncover how myth and history mingle in legendary storytelling, and what it reveals about our favorite bards.

This scholarly volume surveys figures from Odin to Homer and Blind Harry, showing how myths shift shape as they travel across cultures. It uses careful comparison to illuminate the ways ancient stories illuminate later legends, including the Wallace tradition.

- See how one-eyed gods, shape-shifters, and minstrel figures recur in myth and how critics treat them.
- Learn how scholars weigh memory, authorship, and transmission when epic poems are passed down through generations.
- Discover how modern readers interpret old tales to better understand the roots of legendary figures and national myths.
- Understand the broader context in which Wallace and similar heroes are discussed within a long arc of mythic storytelling.

Ideal for readers of myth, literary criticism, and Scottish literary history.