| Description |
xv, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| ISBN |
9780815634911 hardback |
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9780815634775 paperback |
| Note |
Includes the Cuchulain stories from Standish's History of Ireland along with recent critical commentaries. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Library Class |
Celtic FJ470
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| Subject |
O'Grady, Standish, 1846-1928. History of Ireland.
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Cuchulain (Legendary character)
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Heroes -- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)
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Epic literature, Irish -- Translations into English.
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Mythology, Celtic -- Ireland.
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Cuchulain (Legendary character) in literature.
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Epic literature, Irish -- History and criticism.
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Mythology, Celtic, in literature.
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Ireland -- In literature.
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| Other Author |
Castle, Gregory, editor, author.
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Bixby, Patrick, editor, author.
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| Alt Title |
Cuculain.
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