Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel: Kingship and Narrative Artistry in a Mediaeval Irish Saga

by Ralph O'Connor

Irish saga literature represents the largest collection of vernacular narrative in existence from the early Middle Ages, using the tools of Christian literacy to retell myths and legends about the pagan past. This unique corpus remains marginal to standard histories of Western literature: its tales are widely read, but their literary artistry remains a puzzle to many even within Celtic studies. This book, the first to offer a systematic literary analysis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019966613X
• ISBN13: 9780199666133
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"