Text and Gloss. Studies in Insular Language and Literature Presented to Joseph Donovan Pheifer.

CONRAD-O'BRIAIN, HELEN ; D'ARCY, ANNE MARIE ; SCATTERGOOD, JOHN (EDITORS)

ISBN 10: 185182443X / ISBN 13: 9781851824434

Published by Four Courts Press, 1999

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Four Courts Press, 1999. Hardcover (gilt clothbound). 24 x 16 cm. With 2 illustrations in b/w. 213 pages - NEAR FINE COPY [. Seller Inventory # #129154

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Title: Text and Gloss. Studies in Insular Language ...

Publisher: Four Courts Press

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Hardcover

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A collection of twelve wide-ranging papers on the language, religious texts and literature of early Ireland and Anglo-Saxon England. The essays, all richly furnished with contemporary Latin or vernacular extracts, examine beliefs, memories and social and political ideals, as well as linguistics, which defined the place of individuals and communities. Subjects include the continued interest in Classical mythology and use of Roman terms, the relevance of religious texts, such as Aelfric's Old Testament, to the issues of the day, central religious beliefs, notably the harrowing of hell, warfare and humerous texts or riddles.