ISBN: 9780199666133

Irish saga literature represents the largest collection of vernacular narrative in existence from the early Middle Ages, using the tools of Christian literacy to retell myths and legends … More...

Irish saga literature represents the largest collection of vernacular narrative in existence from the early Middle Ages, using the tools of Christian literacy to retell myths and legends about the pagan past. This unique corpus remains marginal to standard histories of Western literature: itstales are widely read, but their literary artistry remains a puzzle to many even within Celtic studies. This book, the first to offer a systematic literary analysis of any single native Irish tale, aims to show how one particularly celebrated saga ''works'' as a story: the Middle Irish tale Togail Bruidne Da Derga (The Destruction of Da Derga''s Hostel), which James Carney called ''the finest saga of theearly period''. This epic tale tells how the legendary king Conaire was raised by a shadowy Otherworld to the kingship of Tara and, after a fatal error of judgement, was hounded by spectres to an untimely death at Da Derga''s Hostel at the hands of his own foster-brothers. By turns lyrical and laconic, and rich in native mythological imagery, the story is told with a dramatic intensity worthy of Greek tragedy, and the intricate symmetry of its narrative procedure recalls the visual patterning of illuminated manuscripts such as The Book of Kells. This book invites thereader to enjoy and understand this literary masterpiece, explaining its narrative artistry within its native, classical and biblical literary contexts. Against a historical backdrop of shifting ideologies of Christian kingship, it interprets the saga''s possible significance for contemporaryaudiences as a questioning exploration of the challenges and paradoxes of kingship. | The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel by Ralph O'connor Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > Literary Criticism > Criticism & Theory P10106, Ralph O'connor<

ISBN: 9780199666133

Irish saga literature represents the largest collection of vernacular narrative in existence from the early Middle Ages, using the tools of Christian literacy to retell myths and legends … More...

Irish saga literature represents the largest collection of vernacular narrative in existence from the early Middle Ages, using the tools of Christian literacy to retell myths and legends about the pagan past. This unique corpus remains marginal to standard histories of Western literature: itstales are widely read, but their literary artistry remains a puzzle to many even within Celtic studies.This book, the first to offer a systematic literary analysis of any single native Irish tale, aims to show how one particularly celebrated saga ''works'' as a story: the Middle Irish tale Togail Bruidne Da Derga (The Destruction of Da Derga''s Hostel), which James Carney called ''the finest saga of theearly period''. This epic tale tells how the legendary king Conaire was raised by a shadowy Otherworld to the kingship of Tara and, after a fatal error of judgement, was hounded by spectres to an untimely death at Da Derga''s Hostel at the hands of his own foster-brothers.By turns lyrical and laconic, and rich in native mythological imagery, the story is told with a dramatic intensity worthy of Greek tragedy, and the intricate symmetry of its narrative procedure recalls the visual patterning of illuminated manuscripts such as The Book of Kells. This book invites thereader to enjoy and understand this literary masterpiece, explaining its narrative artistry within its native, classical and biblical literary contexts. Against a historical backdrop of shifting ideologies of Christian kingship, it interprets the saga''s possible significance for contemporaryaudiences as a questioning exploration of the challenges and paradoxes of kingship. Books > Literary Criticism > Criticism & Theory List_Books, [PU: Oxford University Press]<

2013, ISBN: 9780199666133

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OXFORD UNIV PR, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: Illustrated, 386 Seiten, Publiziert: 2013-05-05T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: Black-and-white halftones; figures, 1.66 kg, Gattungen & Stilrichtungen, Literaturgeschichte & -kritik, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, Bücher, Antike, Bewegungen & Epochen, Mittelalter, Englische & Irische Literatur, Europäische Literatur, Regionen & Kulturkreise, Film, Kunst & Kultur, Allgemein, Europa, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Großbritannien, Englische Bücher, Format: Illustriert, OXFORD UNIV PR, 2013<

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2013, ISBN: 9780199666133

Kingship and Narrative Artistry in a Mediaeval Irish Saga, Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Oxford University Press], Oxford University Press, 2013