Padraic Colum
Padraic Colum was an influential Irish poet, dramatist, and folklorist, born on December 8, 1881. A prominent figure of the early 20th-century Irish Literary Revival, Colum's works often drew upon Irish mythology and folklore. He was a founding member of the Abbey Theatre and collaborated with other literary giants of his time. Colum also penned children's literature, making significant contributions to Irish cultural and literary heritage before his passing in 1972.
Book summaries for books written by Padraic Colum
Quotes
Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story of that man skilled in all ways of contending, the wanderer, harried for years on end.
The will of Zeus was moving toward its end.
Great Odysseus, the man of many devices, was away from his own country.
It is not right for us to sit like this, silent and sorrowful when there are deeds to be done.
The gods do not make it easy for us.
Courage, Odysseus, the gods have willed that you should come back to your own country.
The sea is a hard mistress, and it will have its way.
Even the best of men must face the trials that the gods ordain.
There is nothing more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
You may have gods’ help, but you must also strive with your own might.
The heart of the wise man is like a mirror, it reflects accurately the world around him.