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8. Classical Antiquity and Medieval Ireland

Author

Clarke, Michael, Poppe, Erich, and Torrance, Isabelle

Subjects
Middle Irish, Gaelic, Celtic, Troy, Trojan War, Aeneid, Statius, Lucan, epic, Annals of Tigernach, Togail Troí, Cóemáin, Mainistrech, Jason, Imtheachta Aeniasa, In Cath Catharda, Dindshenchas, thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBB Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
Abstract

Through an extensive series of extracts and accompanying interpretative and contextual essays, this volume showcases the expertise in classical learning that flourished in medieval Gaelic Ireland. Providing translations of all excerpts, it situates better known ‘antiquity sagas’ in the Middle Irish language, such as Togail Troí (The Siege of Troy, based on Dares Phrygius), Imtheachta Aeniasa (The Wanderings of Aeneas, based on Virgil’s Aeneid), In Cath Catharda (The Civil War, based on Lucan) and Togail na Tebe (The Siege of Thebes, based on Statius), within the broader constellation of medieval Irish literature that references and engages with classical antiquity. Included are synchronistic poetry and world chronologies; lesser-known Irish poetry and prose recounting episodes from Graeco-Roman mythography and featuring, for instance, Jason and the Argonauts, Ulysses and Penelope, Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, Daedalus and the Minotaur; linguistic and metaphysical tracts; place-name lore; and medieval historiographies of Alexander the Great, Hercules, and warriors of Irish legend recast as classical heroes. Creating access to this body of texts and revealing the marked influences of classical concepts on the imaginative resources of medieval Ireland fills a conspicuous lacuna in our knowledge of classical reception in European literatures. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the European Research Council, grant no. 818366.

Published
2024
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9. Euripides: Andromache

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Roisman, Hanna M., primary, Goward, Barbara, primary, Mitchell-Boyask, Robin, additional, Marshall, C. W., additional, Rosenbloom, David, additional, Ruffell, I. A., additional, Torrance, Isabelle, additional, Papadopoulou, Thalia, additional, Slater, Niall W., additional, Mills, Sophie, additional, Yoon, Florence, additional, Shaw, Carl A., additional, Rehm, Rush, additional, Foley, Helene P., additional, Griffiths, Emma, additional, Swift, Lorna, additional, Michelakis, Pantelis, additional, Allan, William, additional, Wright, Matthew, additional, Storey, Ian, additional, Goff, Barbara, additional, Bernstein, Neil W., additional, Slaney, Helena, additional, Braund, Susanna, additional, Mayer, Roland, additional, Davis, Peter, additional, Cairns, Douglas, additional, Hesk, Jon, additional, Lloyd, Michael, additional, Kelly, Adrian, additional, Roisman, Hanna, additional, and Levett, Brad, additional

Published
2022
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14. Seven against Thebes

Author

Torrance, Isabelle, Bromberg, Jaques, and Burian, Peter

Published
2023

16. Oaths and Swearing in Ancient Greece

Author

Sommerstein, Alan H. and Torrance, Isabelle C.

Subjects
History, Odysseus, Perjury, Zeus, thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1Q Other geographical groupings: Oceans and seas, historical, political etc::1QB Historical states, empires, territories and regions::1QBA Ancient World::1QBAG Ancient Greece
Abstract

The oath was an institution of fundamental importance across a wide range of social interactions throughout the ancient Greek world, making a crucial contribution to social stability and harmony; yet there has been no comprehensive, dedicated scholarly study of the subject for over a century. This volume of a two-volume study explores the nature of oaths as Greeks perceived it, the ways in which they were used (and sometimes abused) in Greek life and literature, and their inherent binding power.

Published
2014
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25. Brothers at War

Author

Bosher, Kathryn, primary, Macintosh, Fiona, additional, McConnell, Justine, additional, Rankine, Patrice, additional, and Torrance, Isabelle, additional

Published
2015
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35. Euripides: Electra

Author

Rehm, Rush, primary, Goward, Barbara, primary, Mitchell-Boyask, Robin, primary, Marshall, C. W., primary, Rosenbloom, David, primary, Ruffell, I. A., primary, Torrance, Isabelle, primary, Papadopoulou, Thalia, primary, Slater, Niall W., primary, Mills, Sophie, primary, Yoon, Florence, primary, Shaw, Carl A., primary, Foley, Helene P., primary, Griffiths, Emma, primary, Swift, Laura, primary, Michelakis, Pantelis, primary, Allan, William, primary, Wright, Matthew, primary, Storey, Ian, primary, Goff, Barbara, primary, Bernstein, Neil W., primary, Slaney, Helen, primary, Braund, Susanna, primary, Mayer, Roland, primary, Davis, Peter, primary, Cairns, Douglas, primary, Hesk, Jon, primary, Lloyd, Michael, primary, Kelly, Adrian, primary, Roisman, Hanna, primary, and Levett, Brad, primary

Published
2021
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37. Religion and gender in Goethe's Iphigenie auf Tauris

Author

Torrance, Isabelle

Subjects
Iphigenia in Tauris (Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von) (Play), Poetry -- Analysis, History, Literature/writing, Social sciences
Abstract

The second half of the eighteenth century saw a new impetus in the relationship between Europeans and classical literature. There was a clear move away from what had become perceived [...]

Published
2007

49. Virgil

Author

Keith, Alison, primary, Stoneman, Richard, primary, Manuwald, Gesine, primary, Torrance, Isabelle, primary, Johnson, Aaron P., primary, Burgess, Jonathan S., primary, Miller, Paul Allen, primary, McCoskey, Denise, primary, Watson, Lindsay C., primary, Newlands, Carole E., primary, Stephens, Susan A., primary, DuBois, Page, primary, Star, Christopher, primary, Pagán, Victoria Emma, primary, Torlone, Zara, additional, and Watson, Patricia, additional

Published
2020
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