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Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium, 40: 2021
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See moreProceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium, 40 features Máire Ní Mhaonaigh on Irish chronicles, Ruairí Ó hUiginn assessing the Irish genealogical corpus in its sociological context, Georgia Henley on the reception of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s work in Norman Ireland and Wales, and other articles centered on Irish and Welsh.
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This volume of Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium is graced with two J. V. Kelleher lectures: the 2019 lecture by Máire Ní Mhaonaigh on Irish chronicles and the 2021 presentation by Ruairí Ó hUiginn assessing the Irish genealogical corpus in its sociological context. It also includes Georgia Henley's 2021 keynote on the differing literary receptions in Norman Ireland and Wales of Geoffrey of Monmouth's history of Britain and related prophecies.
Other articles in Volume 40 survey a wide array of topics in Celtic Studies, centering on Irish and Welsh material with the smaller language areas appearing as well, and ranging from medieval to modern times. While most are literary or linguistic in their focus, some historical context is also provided.
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Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium, 40: 2021
This volume of Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium is graced with two J. V. Kelleher lectures: the 2019 lecture by Máire Ní Mhaonaigh on Irish chronicles and the 2021 presentation by Ruairí Ó hUiginn assessing the Irish genealogical corpus in its sociological context. It also includes Georgia Henley's 2021 keynote on the differing literary receptions in Norman Ireland and...Hardback$6699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks -
Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium, 41: 2022
The sixteen articles in Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium, 41 present a broad range of topics in Celtic Studies and an equally broad time scale. The October 2022 keynote by Dr. Natasha Sumner examines the common folklore trope in Celtic literature of an individual trapped, tricked, or accidentally trespassing into the Otherworld, seeking escape or rescue. Several contributions to...Hardback$6699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks -
Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium, 43: 2024
Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium, Volume 43 showcases the wide geographic, temporal, and linguistic range of the presentations at the 2024 Harvard Celtic Colloquium. This volume contains Liam Breatnach’s 2024 J. V. Kelleher lecture on the Senchas Már, an early Irish legal text, and Benjamin Bruch’s keynote address on the quantity system shared by the p-Celtic languages Cornish and...Hardback$9500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
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Matthieu Boyd of the North American Journal of Celtic Studies praises the volume as "a triumphant volume, a wealth of information and analysis… a book well worth owning."
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ISBN: 9780674278813
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 18 April 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Contributors:
- Edited by Lorena Alessandrini
- Edited by Myrzinn Boucher-Durand
- Edited by Colin Brady
- Edited by Oisín Ó Muirthile
- Edited by Nicholas Thyr
- Edited by Lorena Alessandrini
- Edited by Colin Brady
- Edited by Oisín Ó Muirthile
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 38.0mm
Width: 133.0mm
Height: 213.0mm
Weight: 748g
Pages: 454
About the Author
Lorena Alessandrini, a graduate student in Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University, draws upon her background in musicology and cultural heritage to explore Celticism and medievalism in popular culture. Myrzinn Boucher-Durand is a graduate student in Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University and works primarily on Middle Breton. Colin Brady is a graduate student in Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University studying the ways in which reconstructions of the Irish medieval past inform identities and politics in subsequent periods. Oisín Ó Muirthile is a graduate student in Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University pursuing interests in historical linguistics, lexicography, and Irish language translation. Nicholas Thyr is a graduate student in Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University concentrating in Celtic hagiography (Irish, Latin, and Welsh).
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