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Classical Literature and Learning in Medieval Irish Narrative
Professor Ralph O´connor (Ed.)
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Examinations of the use of classical Latin texts, themes and techniques in medieval Irish narrative. This edited volume will make a major contribution to our appreciation of the importance of classical literature and learning in medieval Ireland, and particularly to our understanding of its role in shaping the content, structureand transmission of medieval Irish narrative. Dr Kevin Murray, Department of Early and Medieval Irish, University College Cork. From the tenth century onwards, Irish scholars adapted Latin epics and legendary histories into the Irish language, including the Imtheachta Aeniasa, the earliest known adaptation of Virgil's Aeneid into ... Read more
Examinations of the use of classical Latin texts, themes and techniques in medieval Irish narrative. This edited volume will make a major contribution to our appreciation of the importance of classical literature and learning in medieval Ireland, and particularly to our understanding of its role in shaping the content, structureand transmission of medieval Irish narrative. Dr Kevin Murray, Department of Early and Medieval Irish, University College Cork. From the tenth century onwards, Irish scholars adapted Latin epics and legendary histories into the Irish language, including the Imtheachta Aeniasa, the earliest known adaptation of Virgil's Aeneid into ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843843849
SKU
V9781843843849
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Ref
99-13
About Professor Ralph O´connor (Ed.)
Helen Fulton is Chair of Medieval Literature at the University of Bristol.
Reviews for Classical Literature and Learning in Medieval Irish Narrative
Adds greatly to current discussions about Latin source-material for vernacular Irish texts.... The studies are informative and interesting, and also provide an excellent introduction to those new to the field.
CAMBRIAN MEDIEVAL CELTIC STUDIES
[A]nyone interested in epic, or the textualization of oral traditions, should read this straight through. It is especially relevant to reception studies and translation ... Read more
CAMBRIAN MEDIEVAL CELTIC STUDIES
[A]nyone interested in epic, or the textualization of oral traditions, should read this straight through. It is especially relevant to reception studies and translation ... Read more