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Conversing with angels and ancients : literary myths of medieval Ireland /

How does a written literature come into being within an oral culture, and how does such a literature achieve and maintain its authority? Joseph Falaky Nagy addresses those issues in his wide-ranging reading of the medieval literature of Ireland, from the writings of St. Patrick to the epic tales abo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nagy, Joseph Falaky
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1997.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Rendered Speechless: The Saint in His Own Words
  • 2. The Return of the Non-native: Patrick's Mission to Ireland
  • 3. The Presence and Absence of Columba
  • 4. Necessary Sacrifices: Saints and Their Doubles
  • 5. Tracking Down the Past
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index