Classical literature and learning in medieval Irish narrative

by O'Connor, Ralph

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"Examinations of the use of classical Latin texts, themes and techniques in medieval Irish narrative."--

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Full title :Classical literature and learning in medieval Irish narrative / edited by Ralph O'Connor.

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"Examinations of the use of classical Latin texts, themes and techniques in medieval Irish narrative."--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):D.S. Brewer
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

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Description:1 ressource en ligne (viii, 244 pages) : : 1 illustration

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ISBN:9781322500034, 1322500037, 9781782043966, 1782043969
oclc:on1139897750
LC Classification:PA8045
Dewey Decimal:870.9/9415

Irish narrative literature and the Classical tradition, 900-1300 / Ralph O'Connor -- Imtheachta Aeniasa and its place in medieval Irish textual history / Erich Poppe -- History and historia : uses of the Troy story in medieval Ireland and Wales / Helen Fulton -- The uses of exaggeration in Merugud Uilixis Meic Leirtis and in Fingal / Chlainne Tanntail, Robert Crampton -- The medieval Irish Wandering of Ulysses between literacy and orality / Barbara Hillers -- Demonology, allegory and translation : the Furies and the Morrigan / Michael Clarke -- Reconstructing the medieval Irish bookshelf : a case study of Fingal Ronain and the horse-eared kings / Michael Clarke -- 'The metaphorical Hector' : the literary portrayal of Murchad mac Briain / Maire Ni Mhaonaigh -- Was Classical imitation necessary for the writing of large-scale Irish sagas? : Reflections on Tain Bo Cuailnge and the 'watchman device' / Ralph O'Connor -- 'Wrenching the club from the hand of Hercules' : Classical models for medieval Irish compilatio / Abigail Burnyeat.

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Classical literature Classical literature -- Appreciation Classical literature -- Appreciation --… Classical literature -- Translations in… Criticism, interpretation, etc e-books Ireland Irish literature -- History and critici… Irish literature -- Middle Irish Latin literature, Medieval and modern Littérature ancienne -- Appréciation --… Littérature ancienne -- Traductions irl… Littérature irlandaise -- Histoire et c… Littérature latine médiévale et moderne… Livres numériques Translations