| Description |
1 online resource (iii, 303 pages) |
| Contents |
"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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Ulster cycle. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95112440
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Ulster cycle fast |
| Subject |
Epic literature, Irish -- History and criticism
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Tales -- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) -- History and criticism
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Women and literature -- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
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Epic literature, Irish
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Tales
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Women and literature
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Languages & Literatures.
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Celtic Languages & Literatures.
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Ireland -- Ulster
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0773429557 |
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9780773429550 |
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