Author: Christa Maria LöfflerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The Voyage to the Otherworld Island in Early Irish Literature
Author: Christa Maria LöfflerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The Otherworld Voyage in Early Irish Literature
Author: Jonathan M. WoodingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
With The Otherworld in Irish Literature and History, Jonathan Wooding presents a major collection of essays by some of the best-known academics in Ireland, Britain and America today.
The Irish Tradition in Old English Literature
Author: Charles D. WrightPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521419093
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Charles Wright identifies the characteristic features of Irish Christian literature which influenced Anglo-Saxon vernacular authors. As a full-length study of Irish influence on Old English religious literature, the book will appeal to scholars in Old English literature, Anglo-Saxon studies, and Old and Middle Irish literature.
The Legend of St. Brendan
Author: Jude S. MackleyPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004166629
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
"The Legend of St Brendan" is a study of two accounts of a voyage undertaken by Brendan, a sixth-century Irish saint. The immense popularity of the Latin version encouraged many vernacular translations, including a twelfth-century Anglo-Norman reworking of the narrative which excises much of the devotional material seen in the ninth-century "Navigatio Sancti Brendani abbatis" and changes the emphasis, leaving a recognisably secular narrative. The vernacular version focuses on marvellous imagery and the trials and tribulations of a long sea-voyage. Together the two versions demonstrate a movement away from hagiography towards adventure. Studies of the two versions rarely discuss the elements of the fantastic. Following a summary of authorship, audiences and sources, this comparative study adopts a structural approach to the two versions of the Brendan narrative. It considers what the fantastic imagery achieves and addresses issues raised with respect to theological parallels.
Irish Influence on Medieval Welsh Literature
Author: Patrick Sims-WilliamsPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199588651
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Patrick Sims-Williams provides an approach to some of the issues surrounding Irish literary influence on Wales, situating them in the context of the rest of medieval literature and international folklore.
Visions of the Other World in Middle English
Author: Robert EastingPublisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 9780859914239
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
This bibliography covers visions of Heaven and Hell - or, more usually, Purgatory and Earthly Paradise - in 19 medieval texts relating seven visions: the vision of St Paul, or the Eleven Pains of Hell; St Patrick's purgatory; the vision of Tundale; a revelation of purgatory; the revelation of the Monk of Eynsham; the vision of Fursey; and the vision of Edmund Leversedge.
The Otherworld Voyage in Early Irish Literature
Author: Jonathan M. WoodingPublisher:
ISBN: 9781846825569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Prominent in the literature of early Ireland are the tales known as echtrai (adventures) and immrama (voyages), stories telling of journeys to the Otherworld of Celtic legend. These tales have long held a fascination for both scholars and general readers, but there is no satisfactory, comprehensive treatment of them in print. Now available in paperback, this anthology presents a selection of the most important studies of the subject, to which is added a number of new essays representing the current state of scholarship. A general introduction is provided and an extensive bibliography. Containing the most important critical materials for an understanding of the Irish Otherworld Voyage legends, this anthology will be of interest and use to teachers and students of early Irish history and literature, comparative literature and mythology.
The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore
Author: Patricia MonaghanPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438110375
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
Presents an illustrated A to Z reference containing over 1,000 entries providing information on Celtic myths, fables and legends from Ireland, Scotland, Celtic Britain, Wales, Brittany, central France, and Galicia.
The Poetics of Myth
Author: Eleazar M. MeletinskyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135599068
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Celtic Book of the Dead
Author: Caitlin MatthewsPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312072414
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
In the tradition of The Book of Runes and the Egyptian and Tibetan Books of the Dead, this divination system contains 42 beautifully illustrated cards and a book that explains the meaning of the cards and how to use them for education and enlightenment. Matthews has made many original contributions to the fields of Celtic and Arthurian research. Boxed and shrink-wrapped.