The Otherworld Voyage in Early Irish Literature: An Anthology of CriticismFour Courts Press, 2000 - 289 oldal Nineteen articles provide a critical overview of the voyage genre in early Irish literature. It was a time when tales of journeys to an otherworld or paradise were common, evoking a powerful vision of the Irish as pilgrims and exiles. The widely scattered and often obscurely published secondary lite |
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6. oldal
... coracle , and only seventeen companions . In both narratives the wanderings cover a period of seven years . But in VB this period is divided into ( a ) period of five years ending in failure owing to the character of the boats ; ( b ) a ...
... coracle , and only seventeen companions . In both narratives the wanderings cover a period of seven years . But in VB this period is divided into ( a ) period of five years ending in failure owing to the character of the boats ; ( b ) a ...
18. oldal
... coracle . Fourteen days out from land , the voyagers are driven about by the winds till they find themselves in an unknown region in the north , ' ultra humani excursus modum ' . They encounter strange otherworld monsters which threaten ...
... coracle . Fourteen days out from land , the voyagers are driven about by the winds till they find themselves in an unknown region in the north , ' ultra humani excursus modum ' . They encounter strange otherworld monsters which threaten ...
90. oldal
... coracle to find the Otherworld why did the author ( who was a gifted and subtle individual ) burden his tale with the cumbersome insertion of matter concerning Mongán ? There is , it seems to me , an explanation to hand that is as ...
... coracle to find the Otherworld why did the author ( who was a gifted and subtle individual ) burden his tale with the cumbersome insertion of matter concerning Mongán ? There is , it seems to me , an explanation to hand that is as ...
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