Cànan & CultarThis volume is a collection of proceedings from the third Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig conference held in Edinburgh in July 2004. The book includes papers on Scottish Gaelic history, language, literature, and culture from early Christian times to the present. In addition to Scotland, there is material relating to Ireland, Scandinavia, England, and Canada. Where papers are written in Gaelic, a detailed synopsis in English is included. |
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Let me also point out at this stage that Lebor Bretnach , or at least some of the material in it , is of eleventh - century Scottish provenance , a matter investigated by Thomas Clancy in the Marjorie Anderson festschrift ( 2000 ) .
Let me also point out at this stage that Lebor Bretnach , or at least some of the material in it , is of eleventh - century Scottish provenance , a matter investigated by Thomas Clancy in the Marjorie Anderson festschrift ( 2000 ) .
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A version of this material was first presented at a symposium of Societas Celtologica Nordica in Uppsala in May 2004 and later at the 15th Viking Congress in Cork in August 2005. I am grateful to all those who commented on those ...
A version of this material was first presented at a symposium of Societas Celtologica Nordica in Uppsala in May 2004 and later at the 15th Viking Congress in Cork in August 2005. I am grateful to all those who commented on those ...
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This poetic device ( the complimentary ' untruth ' ) , which we might perhaps call plain flattery , is by no means unique to the Scottish material ; my point is rather that in Irish poetry the references to the high - kingship are very ...
This poetic device ( the complimentary ' untruth ' ) , which we might perhaps call plain flattery , is by no means unique to the Scottish material ; my point is rather that in Irish poetry the references to the high - kingship are very ...
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Contents
Contextualising the Duan Albanach | 11 |
Literary Lochlann | 25 |
Kingship imagery in Classical Gaelic panegyric for Scottish chiefs | 39 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
adjectives agus airson Alba animals appears bhith called century chaidh Chambers Chan eil complex composed concordance cuid cuideachd dance death dhèanamh Domhnaill eadar early English example faic fear formal prose gach Gaelic Gaels Gàidhlig genitive give given gu bheil gu robh Highlands Iain iarainn interesting Ireland Irish kings language leis lines Loch Lochlann material math mentioned modified nach nonconcordance noted noun nuair obair original perhaps phrase poem poetry position possible prepositional present printed reference registers relation robh says Scotland Scottish seems sinn sources speakers stad suggested Table term thaobh thug toirt tradition translation uair uile University variation wake writing
Bibliographic information
| Title | Cànan & Cultar Scottish Gaelic Studies Series |
| Editors | Wilson McLeod, James Earle Fraser, Anja Gunderloch |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Dunedin Academic Press, 2006 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Apr 2008 |
| ISBN | 1903765609, 9781903765609 |
| Length | 294 pages |
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