Bound and free : voices of mortal and otherworld women in medieval Irish literature / Joanne Findon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Findon, Joanne, 1957- Author.

Contributor:

Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, publisher.

Series:

Studies and texts (Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies) ; 236.

Studies and texts ; 236

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irish literature--Middle Irish, 1100-1550--History and criticism.

Irish literature.

Literature, Medieval--History and criticism.

Literature, Medieval.

Women in literature.

Emotions in literature.

Fantasy in literature.

Mythology, Celtic.

Ireland--Religion.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

vi, 219 pages : illustration ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, [2024]

Summary:

"Otherworld women feature in a number of medieval Irish tales. They are not always powerful figures, and their struggles often mirror those of mortal women; authors apparently found them useful for exploring social tensions and issues of contemporary concern. This volume analyzes female figures as literary characters, rather than as mythological beings, focusing on their expression of emotions and the repercussions for the societies depicted in the narratives. Drawing on gender analysis, speech act theory, narratology, disability theory, and trauma theory, and incorporating recent work on emotions in medieval literature, this study probes the representation of both mortal and Otherworld women as active and desiring subjects and the responses that their words and actions might have generated in their medieval audiences."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Mother Knows Best: The Role of Nes in Compert Conchobuir

Fate, the Feminine, and the Flawed King: Conchobor, Deirdriu, and Lúaine

A Woman's Last Word: Emer's Construction of the Hero in Brislech Mór Maige Muirthemni

A Good (Mortal) Man is Hard to Find: Otherworld Women and Bad Romance

What She Wants: Female Desire and Agency in Táin Bó Froích and Aislinge Óenguso

The Grieving Otherworld Woman in Serglige Con Culainn, Aided Derbḟorgaill, and Acallam na Senórach

Aided Derbḟorgaill and the Otherworld Body: Shape-Shifting and Disability

Dangerous Siren or Abandoned Wife? Gloss versus Text on a Manuscript Page.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [190]-213) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Findon, Joanne, 1957- Bound and free.

ISBN:

9780888442369

088844236X

OCLC:

1421937536