Cànan & CultarWilson McLeod, James Earle Fraser, Anja Gunderloch Dunedin Academic Press, 2006 - 294 pages This 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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... seems from the foregoing evidence that this custom requires re- thinking , and may even need to be abandoned , at least for the seventh century . Certainly Adomnán himself provides no clues to suggest that these two population groups ...
... seems from the foregoing evidence that this custom requires re- thinking , and may even need to be abandoned , at least for the seventh century . Certainly Adomnán himself provides no clues to suggest that these two population groups ...
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... seems to be an attempt to give the line the correct syllable count . In 73.2.2 , MacMhurchaidh also seems sensitive to epenthesis and its effect on syllable counts . Thus , I interpret his apostrophe in ' Tean'chair ' in quatrain 4b ...
... seems to be an attempt to give the line the correct syllable count . In 73.2.2 , MacMhurchaidh also seems sensitive to epenthesis and its effect on syllable counts . Thus , I interpret his apostrophe in ' Tean'chair ' in quatrain 4b ...
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... seem structured to pack a punch . The essential unit of the Marbhna is nonetheless the stanza , and each quatrain seems folded on itself , squeezing out from its imagery a new , sometimes incrementally refracted , epitome of grief . The ...
... seem structured to pack a punch . The essential unit of the Marbhna is nonetheless the stanza , and each quatrain seems folded on itself , squeezing out from its imagery a new , sometimes incrementally refracted , epitome of grief . The ...
Contents
Contextualising the Duan Albanach | 11 |
Literary Lochlann | 25 |
Kingship imagery in Classical Gaelic panegyric for Scottish chiefs | 39 |
Copyright | |
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