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Tomas O. Cathasaigh - Coire Sois, The Cauldron of Knowledge: A Companion to Early Irish Saga - 9780268037369 - V9780268037369
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Coire Sois, The Cauldron of Knowledge: A Companion to Early Irish Saga

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Description for Coire Sois, The Cauldron of Knowledge: A Companion to Early Irish Saga Paperback. Editor(s): Boyd, Matthieu. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBB; HBJD; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 839.

Coire Sois, The Cauldron of Knowledge: A Companion to Early Irish Saga offers thirty-one previously published essays by Tomás Ó Cathasaigh, which together constitute a magisterial survey of early Irish narrative literature in the vernacular.

Ó Cathasaigh has been called “the father of early Irish literary criticism,” with writings among the most influential in the field. He pioneered the analysis of the classic early Irish tales as literary texts, a breakthrough at a time when they were valued mainly as repositories of grammatical forms, historical data, and mythological debris. All four of the Mythological, Ulster, King, and Finn Cycles are ... Read more

As the most authoritative single volume on the essential texts and themes of early Irish saga, this collection will be an indispensable resource for established scholars, and an ideal introduction for newcomers to one of the richest and most under-studied literatures of medieval Europe.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
648
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268037369
SKU
V9780268037369
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About Tomas O. Cathasaigh
Tomás Ó Cathasaigh is the Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Irish Studies in the Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University.

Reviews for Coire Sois, The Cauldron of Knowledge: A Companion to Early Irish Saga
“Tomás Ó Cathasaigh is that rare scholar in Celtic studies whose work has much to say not only to advanced scholars in the field but also to specialists dealing with other literatures, comparative mythologists, and undergraduates. Our understanding of medieval Irish epic and saga is immeasurably enriched by his elegant writing style, his erudition, and his wide-ranging critical eye. It ... Read more

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