Deirdrê and the Sons of Usna

by William Sharp

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134 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1903

About the author

William Sharp was a Scottish writer of poetry and literary biography who, from 1893, wrote also as Fiona Macleod. He was born in Paisley and educated at Glasgow Academy and the University of Glasgow.

Reviews

[Gjergj Arianiti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Celtic legend somewhat mirroring that of Helen of Troy. A nice example of Celtic mythology 4.5/5 but +0.5 because I like Celts. Version I read might be abridged

[Othy · Rating 3 out of 5]

MacLeod notes after she tells this tale that it is the Scottish version of the Deirdre story. As I am more familiar with the Irish version, some of the aspects of this story were new or different for me, in particular the characters Deirdre (who I think is depicted much more supernaturally), Fergus (who perhaps has knowledge of the double-dealings) and Conchobor (who is much more sinister). Though I do like the Irish version better, MacLeod's prose is very good.