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Storytelling in Gaelic from AD 700 to the Present Truth, Tradition, and Translation.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor-Griffiths, Alice R.
- Series:
- Studies in Celtic History Series.
- Studies in Celtic History Series ; v.47
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Storytelling--Scotland--History.
- Storytelling.
- Folk literature, Scottish Gaelic.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (207 p.).
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge : Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated, 2025.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Note on terminology
- Introduction
- 1 The semantics of scél and the truth of stories in medieval Gaelic culture
- 2 'An intricate business is storytelling': Tales, transmissions, and truth in Acallam na Senórach
- 3 Place-name realism in Gaelic narrative
- 4 The evolution and expansion of Tochmarc Ferbe
- 5 Laoi na Mná Móire: The composition and development of an Ossianic lay
- 6 Heroic narrative and masculinity in Irish vernacular culture: 'Conall Gulban' in Munster folklore
- 7 Love, marriage, and love charms
- 8 Towards translation: 'How Cù Chulainn Came to Emain Macha' in modern Scottish Gaelic
- Bibliography
- Index
- Studies in Celtic History
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Taylor-Griffiths, Alice R. Storytelling in Gaelic from AD 700 to the Present
- ISBN:
- 9781805437505
- 180543750X
- Publisher Number:
- 40032870308
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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