Classical Literature and Learning in Medieval Irish Narrative - Couverture rigide

 
9781843843849: Classical Literature and Learning in Medieval Irish Narrative
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1843843846 ISBN 13 : 9781843843849
Editeur : D.S. Brewer, 2014

Synopsis

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 any European vernacular; Togail Troí, a grand epic reworking of the decidedly prosaic history of the fall of Troy attributed to Dares Phrygius; and, at the other extreme, the remarkable Merugud Uilixis meic Leirtis, a fable-like retelling of Ulysses's homecoming boiled down to a few hundred lines of lapidary prose. Both the Latin originals and their Irish adaptations had a profound impact on the ways in which Irish authors wrote narratives about their own legendary past, notably the great saga Táin Bó Cúailnge (The Cattle-Raid of Cooley). The essays in this book explore the ways in which these Latin texts and techniques were used, drawing from a wide range of disciplines.

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À propos de l'auteur

Helen Fulton is Chair of Medieval Literature at the University of Bristol.

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Éditeur
D.S. Brewer
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1843843846
ISBN 13 
9781843843849
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
254
Éditeur
O'Connor Dr Ralph
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