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Turner, Kerry Lynn. |
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Youngstown State University. Dept. of History. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-01-31T14:18:00Z |
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2019-09-08T02:31:49Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-01-31T14:18:00Z |
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2019-09-08T02:31:49Z |
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dc.date.created |
2001 |
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dc.date.issued |
2001 |
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dc.identifier |
47627397 |
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dc.identifier.other |
b18804718 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://jupiter.ysu.edu/record=b1880471 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1989/6186 |
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dc.description |
xiv, 84 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. |
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dc.description |
Thesis (M.A.)--Youngstown State University, 2001. |
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dc.description |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-84). |
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dc.description.abstract |
The work examines the pagan nostalgia and anti-clerical hostility in early
Irish literature, from the inception of the Celtic Christian church to the eve of the
Norman invasion in 1171. The sentimental longing and animosity expressed
through these tales was not an aversion to the Christian god, but rather a very
human yearning for a romanticized past. A variety of factors inspired the urge for
escape into pagan literature. For example, lay forces in Irish society used
traditional story telling as a vehicle to regain status-and valuable patronage-lost
to the church. The church, in turn, adopted and Christianized many of the
folk tales and pagan elements for further assimilation into Celtic society, and in
order to combat lay literary influence over the Irish people. Special attention has
been paid to the Viking invasions, as the havoc wreaked upon society greatly
altered the status of the church, and molded the content and mood of the existent
pagan tales.
The evolution of the traditional stories follows a similar pattern. Initially, the
tales originated among the folk, based upon local legends, local deities, or
fanciful and/or fictional oral histories. The professional storytellers, either of their
own accord or commissioned by their patron, added chosen stories to their
repertoire. As the church introduced education and literacy, the monk or clerical
scribe wrote the tales down, Christianizing and often greatly altering the content.
These manuscripts would then be copied and recopied repeatedly. The events of
contemporary society exercised influence throughout this process. The thesis
therefore examines pagan literary elements in relation to the Irish church and the
social and political climate of the island in general. |
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dc.description.statementofresponsibility |
by Kerry Lynn Turner. |
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dc.language.iso |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Master's Theses no. 0711 |
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dc.subject.classification |
Master's Theses no. 0711 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Irish literature--To 1100--History and criticism. |
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dc.title |
Pagan nostalgia and anti-clerical hostility in medieval Irish literature / |
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Thesis |
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