{"product_id":"classical-literature-and-learning-in-ralph-oconnor-9781843843849","title":"Classical Literature and Learning in Medieval Irish Narrative","description":"From the tenth century onwards, Irish scholars adapted Latin epics and legendary histories into the Irish language, including the Imtheachta Aeniasa, the earliest known adaptation of Virgil's Aeneid into any European vernacular; Togail Troí, a grand epic reworking of the decidedly prosaic history of the fall of Troy attributed to Dares Phrygius; and, at the other extreme, the remarkable Merugud Uilixis meic Leirtis, a fable-like retelling of Ulysses's homecoming boiled down to a few hundred lines of lapidary prose. Both the Latin originals and their Irish adaptations had a profound impact on the ways in which Irish authors wrote narratives about their own legendary past, notably the great saga Táin Bó Cúailnge (The Cattle-Raid of Cooley). The essays in this book explore the ways in which these Latin texts and techniques were used, drawing from a wide range of disciplines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ralph O'Connor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1843843846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843843849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boydell \u0026amp; Brewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Ralph O'Connor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43938923708671,"sku":"9781843843849","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_134c902a-864c-4d35-876f-32da41a16aae.jpg?v=1681438477","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/classical-literature-and-learning-in-ralph-oconnor-9781843843849","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}