Historical residues in the Old Irish legends of Queen Medb : an expanded interpretation of the Ulster cycle /
Dominguez, Diana V.
Historical residues in the Old Irish legends of Queen Medb : an expanded interpretation of the Ulster cycle / Diana Dominguez ; with a preface by James Whitlark. - Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2010. - 1 online resource (iii, 303 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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.
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 patriarchal censure because her behavior is ascribed to her duties as a divine sovereignty figure. In addition, this work provides the first comparative and comprehensive character analysis of the Connacht warrior queen across numerous tales in which she appears as a major player, presenting a more complete pic.
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Ulster cycle.
Ulster cycle.
Epic literature, Irish--History and criticism.
Tales--History and criticism.--Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)
Women and literature--Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)
Littérature épique irlandaise--Histoire et critique.
Contes--Histoire et critique.--Ulster (Irlande du Nord et Irlande)
Femmes et littérature--Ulster (Irlande du Nord et Irlande)
LITERARY CRITICISM--General.
Epic literature, Irish.
Tales.
Women and literature.
Languages & Literatures.
Celtic Languages & Literatures.
Ireland--Ulster.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PB1397.C8 / D66 2010
891.6/210309352042
Historical residues in the Old Irish legends of Queen Medb : an expanded interpretation of the Ulster cycle / Diana Dominguez ; with a preface by James Whitlark. - Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2010. - 1 online resource (iii, 303 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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.
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 patriarchal censure because her behavior is ascribed to her duties as a divine sovereignty figure. In addition, this work provides the first comparative and comprehensive character analysis of the Connacht warrior queen across numerous tales in which she appears as a major player, presenting a more complete pic.
0773429557 (electronic bk.) 9780773429550 (electronic bk.)
Ulster cycle.
Ulster cycle.
Epic literature, Irish--History and criticism.
Tales--History and criticism.--Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)
Women and literature--Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)
Littérature épique irlandaise--Histoire et critique.
Contes--Histoire et critique.--Ulster (Irlande du Nord et Irlande)
Femmes et littérature--Ulster (Irlande du Nord et Irlande)
LITERARY CRITICISM--General.
Epic literature, Irish.
Tales.
Women and literature.
Languages & Literatures.
Celtic Languages & Literatures.
Ireland--Ulster.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PB1397.C8 / D66 2010
891.6/210309352042