ISBN:
9780716532651
,
0716532654
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Folklore and modern Irish writing
DDC:
398.20941
Keywords:
Folk literature, Irish History and criticism
;
Irish literature History and criticism
;
Folklore Ireland
;
Ireland
;
Folk literature, Irish History and criticism
;
Irish literature History and criticism
;
Folklore
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Folklore & Mythology
;
Folk literature, Irish
;
Folklore
;
Irish literature
;
Criticism, interpretation, etc
;
Ireland
;
Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
'With a Faery, hand in hand': W.B. Yeats, Marina Tsvetayeva, Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill and the Uses of FolkloreChapter 10; Athbheatha na nAmhran [The Second Life of Song]: Traditional Song in Modern Gaeltacht Prose Writing; CONTINUITY, VARIATION AND INFLUENCE; Chapter 11; The 'Anxiety of Influence'? 'Petticoat Loose' and questions of Adaptation, Attribution, Contextualisation and Interpretation; Chapter 12; The Caoineadh, Psychoanalytic Theory, and Contemporary Irish Writing: Anne Enright's The Gathering; Chapter 13; 'Some hardcore storytelling': Uses of Folklore by Contemporary Irish Writers.
Abstract:
Adding Sparkle to the Dry Details: Folkloric Themes, Tales and Tangents in the Work of Anna Maria Fielding HallChapter 5; Mary Battle and W.B. Yeats -- From Folklore to Gesamtlebenswerk; Chapter 6; Folk Practice and Belief in the Short Stories of Patrick Pearse; LITERARY INNOVATION AND CULTURAL ADAPTION; Chapter 7; Folklore and Writing for Children in Twentieth-Century Ireland: Padraic Colum, Patricia Lynch and Eilis Dillon; Chapter 8; Spent in the Telling: Peig Sayers and Her Life; Chapter 9.
Abstract:
Afterword -- A World of Thirteen Acres: Folklore as Source and InspirationIndex.
Abstract:
Cover; Front Matter; Title Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Foreword -- Not the Same Old Story; Introduction: Folklore and Modern Irish Writing; COLLECTORS AND COLLECTIONS ; Chapter 1; From Product to Process: The Emergence of the National Folklore Collection; Chapter 2; Beyond Full-Time Collecting: The Contribution of One Part-Time Collector to the National Folklore Collection; Chapter 3; 'An almost untitled field': Padraig Mac Greine, Annie Power and Bealoideas; WRITING FOLKLORE; Chapter 4.
Abstract:
Exploring the fascination of Irish folklore and storytelling for collectors, scholars, writers, and readers, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the complex relationship between oral traditions and literary practices in Ireland. The rich contributions build upon existing studies of the nature and importance of Irish folklore, acknowledging the symbiotic relationship that exists between storytellers of oral narrative on the one hand, and literary storytellers on the other. The book deepens our understanding of the creative use of oral traditions by leading Irish writers, such as W.B.Y
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
Permalink
