Author: T. M. Charles-Edwards
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521363950
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 729
Book Description
A fully documented history of Ireland and the Irish from the fifth to the ninth centuries.
Early Christian Ireland
Author: T. M. Charles-Edwards
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521363950
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 729
Book Description
A fully documented history of Ireland and the Irish from the fifth to the ninth centuries.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521363950
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 729
Book Description
A fully documented history of Ireland and the Irish from the fifth to the ninth centuries.
The Concept of the Goddess
Author: Sandra Billington
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134641516
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The Concept of the Goddess explores the function and nature of goddesses and their cults in many cultures, including: * Celtic * Roman * Norse * Caucasian * Japanese traditions. The contributors explore the reasons for the existence of so many goddesses in the mythology of patriarchal societies and show that goddesses have also assumed more masculine roles, with war, hunting and sovereignty being equally important aspects of their cults.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134641516
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The Concept of the Goddess explores the function and nature of goddesses and their cults in many cultures, including: * Celtic * Roman * Norse * Caucasian * Japanese traditions. The contributors explore the reasons for the existence of so many goddesses in the mythology of patriarchal societies and show that goddesses have also assumed more masculine roles, with war, hunting and sovereignty being equally important aspects of their cults.
Signs of Weakness
Author: Varese Layzer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0567574903
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Are early Irish stories influenced by the Bible or transcriptions of pre-Christian Celtic lore? Layzer explores the practical and theoretical difficulties of determining 'influence' in ancient writing, and the relationship between the oral and the written, literacy and literature and the disciplines of Irish Studies and Biblical Studies.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0567574903
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Are early Irish stories influenced by the Bible or transcriptions of pre-Christian Celtic lore? Layzer explores the practical and theoretical difficulties of determining 'influence' in ancient writing, and the relationship between the oral and the written, literacy and literature and the disciplines of Irish Studies and Biblical Studies.
Monthly Bulletin of Books Added to the Public Library of the City of Boston
Author: Boston Public Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism
Author: Jelena O. Krstovic
Publisher: Classical and Medieval Literat
ISBN: 9780787624095
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
This volume covers such noted figures and topics as: Eutropius, Roman historianSt. Jerome, Roman translator, historian, exegete, and letter writerTáin Bó Cualnge, Irish epicTorah, Hebrew history
Publisher: Classical and Medieval Literat
ISBN: 9780787624095
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
This volume covers such noted figures and topics as: Eutropius, Roman historianSt. Jerome, Roman translator, historian, exegete, and letter writerTáin Bó Cualnge, Irish epicTorah, Hebrew history
Übersicht über die im Jahre ... auf dem Gebiete der englischen Philologie erschienenen Bücher, Schriften und Aufsätze
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Publisher:
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Category : English philology
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English philology
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 982
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 982
Book Description
Oedipus
Author: Lowell Edmunds
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 029914853X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Classicist Lowell Edmunds and folklorist Alan Dundes both note that “the Oedipus tale is not likely to ever fade from view in Western civilization, [as] the tale continues to pack a critical family drama into a timeless form.” Looking beyond the story related in Sophocles’ drama—the ancient Theban myth of the son who unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother—Oedipus: A Folklore Casebook examines variations of the tale from Africa and South America to Eastern Europe and the Pacific. Taking sociological, psychological, anthropological, and structuralist perspectives, the nineteen essays reveal the complexities and multiple meanings of this centuries-old tale. In addition to the well-known interpretations of the Oedipus myth by Sigmund Freud and James Frazer, this casebook includes insightful selections by an international group of scholars. Essays on a Serbian Oedipus legend by Friedrich Krauss and on a Gypsy version by Mirella Karpati, for example, stress the psychological stages of atonement after the Oedipus figure learns the truth about his actions. Anthropologist Melford E. Spiro investigates the myth’s appearance in Burma and the significance of the mother’s identification with the dragon (the sphinx figure). Vladimir Propp’s essay, translated into English for the first time, and Lowell Edmunds’s theoretical review discuss the relation of the Oedipus story to the larger study of folklore. The result is a comprehensive and fascinating casebook for students of folklore, classical mythology, anthropology, and sociology.
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 029914853X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Classicist Lowell Edmunds and folklorist Alan Dundes both note that “the Oedipus tale is not likely to ever fade from view in Western civilization, [as] the tale continues to pack a critical family drama into a timeless form.” Looking beyond the story related in Sophocles’ drama—the ancient Theban myth of the son who unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother—Oedipus: A Folklore Casebook examines variations of the tale from Africa and South America to Eastern Europe and the Pacific. Taking sociological, psychological, anthropological, and structuralist perspectives, the nineteen essays reveal the complexities and multiple meanings of this centuries-old tale. In addition to the well-known interpretations of the Oedipus myth by Sigmund Freud and James Frazer, this casebook includes insightful selections by an international group of scholars. Essays on a Serbian Oedipus legend by Friedrich Krauss and on a Gypsy version by Mirella Karpati, for example, stress the psychological stages of atonement after the Oedipus figure learns the truth about his actions. Anthropologist Melford E. Spiro investigates the myth’s appearance in Burma and the significance of the mother’s identification with the dragon (the sphinx figure). Vladimir Propp’s essay, translated into English for the first time, and Lowell Edmunds’s theoretical review discuss the relation of the Oedipus story to the larger study of folklore. The result is a comprehensive and fascinating casebook for students of folklore, classical mythology, anthropology, and sociology.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author:
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
The Táin
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cuchulain
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"The Tain Bo Cuailnge, centre-piece of the eighth century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's nearest approach to a great epic. It tells the story of a great cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, queen and king of Connacht, and their allies, seeking to carry of the great Brown Bull of Cuailnge. The hero of the tale is Cuchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who resists the invaders single-handed while Ulster's warriors lie sick. Thomas Kinsella presents a complete and living version of the story. His translation is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts, with elements from other versions, and adds a group of related stories which prepare for the action of the Tain"--Back cover.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cuchulain
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"The Tain Bo Cuailnge, centre-piece of the eighth century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's nearest approach to a great epic. It tells the story of a great cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, queen and king of Connacht, and their allies, seeking to carry of the great Brown Bull of Cuailnge. The hero of the tale is Cuchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who resists the invaders single-handed while Ulster's warriors lie sick. Thomas Kinsella presents a complete and living version of the story. His translation is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts, with elements from other versions, and adds a group of related stories which prepare for the action of the Tain"--Back cover.