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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In actual fact the only accurate title given by a poet to a chief is that which identifies him by giving him the name ... is a poetic conceit which never seems to have captured the imagination of Irish chiefs or of their poets .
In actual fact the only accurate title given by a poet to a chief is that which identifies him by giving him the name ... is a poetic conceit which never seems to have captured the imagination of Irish chiefs or of their poets .
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45 ) , but it is also one of the more extraordinary and individual products from within the Gaelic poetic corpus of the ... been resident in Scotland , and the death of his poet - son occurred when he was on a poetic tour in Ireland .
45 ) , but it is also one of the more extraordinary and individual products from within the Gaelic poetic corpus of the ... been resident in Scotland , and the death of his poet - son occurred when he was on a poetic tour in Ireland .
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It gives one pause to have the classical scholar envisage an occupying force exploiting the work of the young socialist poet for its own very different ideological ends ! The principal materials relating to ' An Cuilithionn ' in the ...
It gives one pause to have the classical scholar envisage an occupying force exploiting the work of the young socialist poet for its own very different ideological ends ! The principal materials relating to ' An Cuilithionn ' in the ...
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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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