The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature: From Columba to the Union (until 1707), 2006, p.123
2006
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- A Fragmentary Literature: Narrative and Lyric from the Early Middle Ages
- Ist Teil von
- The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature: From Columba to the Union (until 1707), 2006, p.123
- Ort / Verlag
- Edinburgh University Press
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2006
- Quelle
- Alma/SFX Local Collection
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- In a long Irish text of about 1200 calledAgallamh na Seanórach(The Discussions of the Old Men), St Patrick asks the aged warrior Caílte the location of the best hunt he ever took part in. Caílte’s response sees him break into poetry, as so often in this text; here the poem is about the Scottish island Arran: Arann na n-oigheadh n-iomdha, tadhall fairrge re a formna; oiléan i mbearntar buidhne, druimne i ndeargthar gaoi gorma. Ard ós a muir a mullach, caomh a luibh, tearc a tonnach; oiléan gorm groigheach gleannach corr bheannach dhoireach dhrongach […] Mín a magh,
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISBN: 9780748616152, 0748616152Titel-ID: cdi_jstor_books_j_ctt1g09vfd_17
- Format
- –
- Schlagworte
- Anthropology, Arts, Behavioral sciences, British literature, British studies, Communications, Early Middle Ages, Ethnography, Ethnology, European history, European studies, Irish culture, Irish poetry, Irish studies, Literary genres, Literature, Lyric poetry, Medieval period, Narrative poetry, Narratives, Poetry, Praise poetry, Social sciences, Tales, Written narratives