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Historical residues in the Old Irish legends of Queen Medb an expanded interpretation of the Ulster cycle /

Medb of Connacht, a central female character of medieval Ireland's Ulster Cycle is read traditionally as an example of a misogynistic, patriarchal Christian campaign to suppress and silence women in early Ireland, or as symbolic of a primordial, mythic pre-Christian goddess, exempt from patriar...

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Основен автор: Dominguez, Diana V.
Формат: Електронен
Език: English
Публикувано: Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ℗♭2010.
Предмети:
Ulster cycle.
Epic literature, Irish > History and criticism.
Tales > Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) > History and criticism.
Women and literature > Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Epic literature, Irish.
Tales.
Women and literature.
Ireland > Ulster.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Подобни документи: Print version:: Historical residues in the Old Irish legends of Queen Medb.
Съдържание:
  • "Ah indeed! That is Medb of Cruachan": critical and literary tradition
  • "We need not doubt that there were many like her in real life": Medb as realistic reflection of her culture
  • "I was noblest and worthiest": Medb as political ruler
  • "Mighty are the deeds of Medb": Medb as military commander
  • "It is she who lives on in legend": implications and further research.

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