An Anthology of Irish Literature (Vol. 1)

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NYU Press, 1985 - Literary Collections - 326 pages
Contains selections of Irish prose and poetry which represent this nation's literary heritage.
 

Contents

TRANSLATIONS FROM THE GAELIC
3
FRANK OCONNOR
5
In Praise of Aed
9
The Church Bell in the Night
15
Myth Saga and Romance
21
W R RODGERS
29
TRANSLATIONS FROM THE GAELIC
39
OLIVER ST JOHN GOGARTY
53
Golls Parting With His Wife
103
The Bardic Tradition
171
Modern Irish Poetry
219
PIERCE FERRITER
231
EILEEN OLEARY
241
Tara is Grass
251
ANTHONY RAFTERY
282
Copyright

The Tragic Death of Connla
61

Common terms and phrases

9TH CENTURY Ailill bardic battle beauty birds Blanaid Boann Bodhbh boy-corps Bran Brian bright Cailte Cathbad chariot Christ Chulainn cold Colum Columcille Conall Conchobar Cows Cu Chulainn Cuchulain Curaoi Daghdhae Dark Rosaleen Emain Macha Erin eyes fair fell Ferdiad fian Fínghen Finn Finn's Fionn Frank O'Connor Gaelic gave girl glen gold Gray of Macha green grief hair hand head heart horses host hounds Ireland Irish Iubar killed Kincora king of Leinster Kuno Meyer Land of Youth Loch Lugaid Lynchehaun maid Munster ne'er never night noble Oenghus Oisin Patrick plain poem poet Robin Flower Sean O'Faolain sleep sons soul spear stag steed story Sweeney sweet tell thee thou art thrice fifty told took Translator Frank O'Connor Translator Kenneth Jackson Translator Kuno Meyer Translator Robin Flower Twas Ulster Ulster cycle Ulstermen Viking warriors wife women young

About the author (1985)

Richard C. Green is a Ph.D. candidate in teh Department of Performance Studies at New York University. Daniel G. Calder is Professor of English and Chairman of the department at the University of California at Los Angeles. Michael Lapidge is a member of the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celti

Bibliographic information

TitleAn Anthology of Irish Literature (Vol. 1)
Volume 1 of An Anthology of Irish Literature, David Herbert Greene, ISBN 0814729541, 9780814729540
AuthorsRichard Green, Daniel G. Calder
EditorDavid Herbert Greene
Editionillustrated
PublisherNYU Press, 1985
ISBN0814730051, 9780814730058
Length326 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Literary Collections / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Literary Collections / General
Literary Criticism / General
  
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