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Historical Residues in the Old Irish Legends of Queen Medb [electronic resource] : An Expanded Interpretation of the Ulster Cycle
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dominguez, Diana.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epic literature, Irish--History and criticism.
- Tales--Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--History and criticism.
- Ulster cycle.
- Women and literature--Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).
- Epic literature, Irish--History and criticism--Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).
- Epic literature, Irish.
- Tales--History and criticism--Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).
- Tales.
- Women and literature.
- Local Subjects:
- Epic literature, Irish--History and criticism.
- Tales--Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--History and criticism.
- Ulster cycle.
- Women and literature--Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (316 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Historical Residues in the Old Irish Legends of Queen Medb
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- HISTORICAL RESIDUES IN THE OLD IRISH LEGENDS OF QUEEN MEDB: An Expanded Interpretation of the Ulster Cycle; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter I - ""Ah indeed! That is Medb of Cruachan"": Critical and Literary Tradition; Chapter II - ""We need not doubt that there were many like her in real life"": Medb as Realistic Reflection of Her Culture; Chapter III - ""I was noblest and worthiest"": Medb as Political Ruler; Chapter IV - ""Mighty are the deeds of Medb"": Medb as Military Commander
- Chapter V - ""It is she who lives on in legend"": Implications and Further ResearchBibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-2955-7
- OCLC:
- 818118381
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