Standish O'Grady's Cuculain : a critical edition / edited by Gregory Castle and Patrick Bixby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Grady, Standish, 1846-1928, author.

Contributor:

Castle, Gregory, editor, author.

Bixby, Patrick, editor, author.

Standardized Title:

History of Ireland. Selections

Language:

English

Irish

Subjects (All):

O'Grady, Standish, 1846-1928. History of Ireland.

O'Grady, Standish.

Cú Chúlainn (Legendary character).

Cú Chúlainn.

Cuchulain (Legendary character).

Heroes--Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).

Heroes.

Epic literature, Irish--Translations into English.

Epic literature, Irish.

Mythology, Celtic--Ireland.

Mythology, Celtic.

Ireland.

Cuchulain (Legendary character) in literature.

Epic literature, Irish--History and criticism.

Mythology, Celtic, in literature.

Ireland--In literature.

Physical Description:

xv, 298 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Cuculain.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2016.

Contents:

Introduction

"Wild and improbable narratives": Standish O'Grady's History of Ireland / Gregory Castle

Part one. From Standish O'Grady's History of Ireland. History of Ireland: Introductions; History of Ulster, Tempore Cuculain; Cuculain and the Red Branch; Cuculain, Son of Sualtam; Boyhood of Cuculain; Cuculain Is Knighted; The Donn Cooalney; Only a Name; The Crown Taw; The Affliction of Cuculain; Cuculain and Emer; The Contest for the Championship; Lu Lam-fada Mac Æthleen; ¿???????? Conculain; In the City of Ath-a-Cliah; The Last Hosting against Cuculain; Flight to Emain Macha; Cuculain Hears the Singing of Mac Manar; The End

Part two. Essays. Fleshing dry bones: O'Grady's sensory revivalism / Renée Fox

Lost (and found) in translation: the masculinity of O'Grady's Cuculain / Joseph Valente; Honor, individuality, and nationhood in O'Grady's Cuculain narrative / Michael McAteer; Cuc(h)ulain in bronze: the afterlife of a republican icon / Patrick Bixby

Timeline

Glossary.

Notes:

Includes the Cuchulain stories from Standish's History of Ireland along with recent critical commentaries.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: O'Grady, Standish, 1846-1928, author. Standish O'Grady's Cuculain

ISBN:

9780815634911

0815634919

9780815634775

0815634773

OCLC:

950448966