Colum, Padraic 1881-1972

Overview

Works:	804 works in 2,196 publications in 3 languages and 45,661 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Juvenile works Domestic fiction Fairy tales Drama Records and correspondence Criticism, interpretation, etc Folklore Short stories Domestic drama
Roles:	Author, Editor, Performer, Author of introduction, Writer of accompanying material, Author of screenplay, Lyricist, Publishing director, Other, Translator, Composer, Contributor, Creator, Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Speaker, Signer
Classifications:	PR6019.O9, 823.912

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Padraic Colum

Padraic Colum; a biographical-critical introduction by Zack R Bowen( Book )
Padraic Colum by Sanford Sternlicht( Book )
Exiles : a play in three acts by James Joyce( Book )
Ten poems by Padraic Colum( Book )
Annotated catalogue and bibliography for the Colum Collection of the Library of State University of New York at Binghamton by Zack R Bowen( Book )

Cross roads in Ireland by Padraic Colum( Book )
Cup-bearers of wine and hellebore by Llewelyn Powys( Book )
Songs and poems by George Sigerson( Book )
A jackdaw in Dublin : a collection of parodies and imitations of Irish contemporaries by M. J MacManus( Book )
Eyes of youth; a book of verse( Book )
Spiel um Job by Archibald MacLeish( Book )
The golden fleece by Padraic Colum by Steven Otfinoski( Book )
Elements of the folk hero-tale in the fiction of Padraic Colum by Kay Diviney MacLaine( Book )
The road round Ireland by Padraic Colum( Book )
Myths of the world by Padraic Colum( Book )
Annotated catalogue and bibliography for the Colum collection of the Library at State University of New York at Binghamton by Zack R Bowen( Book )
Padraic Colum( Book )
Padraic Colum, a critical study of his plays and poems by Ann Adelaide Murphy( Book )
Padraic Colum : (1881-1972)( )
Padraic Colum centenary issue( Book )

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Most widely held works by Padraic Colum

The Golden Fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles by Padraic Colum( Book )

65 editions published between 1921 and 2013 in English and held by 3,089 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes the cycle of myths about the Argonauts and the quest for the Golden Fleece, as well as the tales of the Creation of Heaven and Earth, the labors of Hercules, and the battle between Theseus and the Minotaur

The children of Odin by Padraic Colum( Book )

60 editions published between 1920 and 2016 in English and held by 2,087 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A retelling of the Norse sagas about Odin, Freya, Thor, Loki and the other gods and goddesses who lived in Asgard before the dawn of history

The Children's Homer: the adventures of Odysseus and the tale of Troy by Padraic Colum( Book )

37 editions published between 1918 and 2013 in English and held by 2,070 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A retelling of the events of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus based on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey

An anthology of Irish verse : the poetry of Ireland from mythological times to the present by Padraic Colum( Book )

34 editions published between 1922 and 2009 in English and held by 1,566 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Arranged along national themes, the 181 poems in this unique anthology were expertly selected by the most esteemed Irish-American poet, professor and critic of his generation

Our friend James Joyce by Mary Colum( Book )

33 editions published between 1958 and 1968 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,317 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The complete Grimm's fairy tales by Jacob Grimm( Book )

7 editions published between 1944 and 1983 in English and held by 1,180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

For almost two centuries, the stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way children -- and adults -- learn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red-Cap (a.k.a. Little Red Riding Hood), and Briar-Rose (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) are only a few of more than 200 enchanting characters included here. Lyrically translated and beautifully illustrated, the tales are presented just as Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm originally set them down: bold, primal, just frightening enough, and endlessly engaging

A treasury of Irish folklore; the stories, traditions, legends, humor, wisdom, ballads, and songs of the Irish people by Padraic Colum( Book )

17 editions published between 1954 and 1992 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,148 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"300 stories. 30 songs."

Legends of Hawaii by Padraic Colum( Book )

34 editions published between 1937 and 1987 in English and Spanish and held by 1,082 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A treasury of Irish folklore : the stories, traditions, legends, humor, wisdom, ballads, and songs of the Irish people by Padraic Colum( Book )

13 editions published between 1954 and 1967 in English and held by 1,017 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Roofs of gold : poems to read aloud by Padraic Colum( Book )

5 editions published between 1964 and 1966 in English and held by 993 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An anthology of poems chosen for their striking imagery, picturesqueness, action and humor

The King of Ireland's son by Padraic Colum( Book )

64 editions published between 1916 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 891 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Chronicles the adventures of the King of Ireland's eldest and wildest son, describing how he encounters an enchanter's daughter, the king of the cats, Gilly of the goat-skin, and numerous others

The adventures of Odysseus and the tale of Troy by Padraic Colum( Book )

53 editions published between 1918 and 2014 in English and held by 805 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A retelling of the events of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus based on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey

Dubliners by James Joyce( Book )

15 editions published between 1926 and 1975 in English and Undetermined and held by 737 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"This collection of 15 stories provides an introduction to the style and motifs found in Joyce's writing. The stories stand alone as individual scenes of Dublin society and are intertwined by the use of autobiography and symbolism." Shapiro. Fic for Youth. 3d edition

The Arabian nights : tales of wonder and magnificence by Padraic Colum( Book )

20 editions published between 1923 and 1966 in English and held by 729 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Selections from the over 600 stories which, according to legend, Shaharazad told a mighty king as a way to save the lives of the girls of her land. Includes stories of the voyages of Es-Sindibad, the magic horse, the wonderful lamp, and Ali Baba and the thieves

Between friends : letters of James Branch Cabell and others by James Branch Cabell( Book )

9 editions published in 1962 in English and held by 657 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Letters from many literary figures of the 1920's

Orpheus : myths of the world by Padraic Colum( Book )

13 editions published between 1930 and 2013 in English and held by 652 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This is a survey of world mythology by Padraic Column. Originally titled 'Orpheus, Myths of the World', later editions were retitled simply 'Myths of the World'

Selected short stories of Padraic Colum by Padraic Colum( Book )

8 editions published between 1985 and 1986 in English and held by 629 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Exiles : a play in three acts by James Joyce( Book )

48 editions published between 1951 and 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 580 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In this play a famous writer returns to Dublin after nine years of exile

A half-day's ride; or, Estates in Corsica by Padraic Colum( Book )

10 editions published between 1932 and 1969 in English and held by 570 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Poems by Padraic Colum( Book )

9 editions published in 1932 in English and Undetermined and held by 546 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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