Literacy in Medieval Celtic Societies

Literacy in Medieval Celtic Societies
Author: Huw Pryce
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 1998-02-05
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780521570398
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This 1998 collection of studies examines the use of the written word in Celtic-speaking regions of Europe between c. 400 and c. 1500. Building on previous work as well as presenting the fruits of much new research, the book seeks to highlight the interest and importance of Celtic uses of literacy for the study of both medieval literacy generally and of the history and cultures of the Celtic countries in the Middle Ages. Among the topics discussed are the uses and significance of charter-writing, the interplay of oral and literate modes in the composition and transmission of medieval Irish and Welsh genealogies, prose narratives and poetry, the survival of Celtic culture in Brittany and of Gaelic literacy in eastern Scotland in the twelfth century, and pragmatic uses of literacy in later medieval Wales.

Literacy and History

Literacy and History
Author: Marian Redmond
Publisher: R.I.C. Publications
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2007
Genre: Celts
ISBN: 174126507X
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Literacy and Identity in Early Medieval Ireland

Literacy and Identity in Early Medieval Ireland
Author: Elva Johnston
Publisher: Boydell Press
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2013-08-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1843838559
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Much of our knowledge of early medieval Ireland comes from a rich literature written in a variety of genres and in two languages, Irish and Latin. Who wrote this literature and what role did they play within society? What did the introduction and expansion of literacy mean in a culture where the vast majority of the population continued to be non-literate? How did literacy operate in and intersect with the oral world? Was literacy a key element in the formation and articulation of communal and elite senses of identity? This book addresses these issues in the first full, inter-disciplinary examination of the Irish literate elite and their social contexts between ca. 400-1000 AD. It considers the role played by Hiberno-Latin authors, the expansion of vernacular literacy and the key place of monasteries within the literate landscape. Also examined are the crucial intersections between literacy and orality, which underpin the importance played by the literate elite in giving voice to aristocratic and communal identities.

Medieval Celtic Literature and Society

Medieval Celtic Literature and Society
Author: Helen Fulton
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN:
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This collection brings together the latest research from international scholars working on medieval Irish, Welsh, Cornish and Breton literature, making it a reader for courses on medieval Celtic literatures. Featured texts include early Welsh poetry, the Ulster Cycle, the 'Mabinogi', and the work of Dafydd ap Gwilym. John Koch Why was Welsh literature first written down? - John Carey The legendary history of Ireland - David Dumville Writers, scribes and readers in Brittany~ - Robin Chapman Stacy Law and literature in medieval Ireland and Wales - Kaarina Hollo Laments and lamenting in early medieval Ireland - Oliver Padel Oral and literary culture in medieval Cornwall - Joseph Falaky Nagy The 'Acallam na Senórach' - Esther Freer & Nerys Ann Jones The early career of Llywarch Brydydd y Moch - Thomas Owen Clancy Court, king and justice in the Ulster Cycle - Kristen Lee Over Transcultural change: Welsh and French romance - Erich Poppe Narrative structure of medieval Irish adaptations - Helen Fulton The 'Mabinogi' and the education of princes - ~Morgan T. Davies Dafydd ap Gwilym and the shadow of colonialism

Geoffrey of Monmouth

Geoffrey of Monmouth
Author: Karen Jankulak
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2010-07-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0708323146
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Geoffrey of Monmouth, a twelfth-century cleric, was the first person to compose a detailed and continuous history of Britain from its origins to the domination of the Anglo-Saxons. His writings were enormously popular throughout the western European world, and he is justly credited with bringing 'The Matter of Britain' (including, most notably, the figure of Arthur) to a much wider audience. The vast popularity of this material has persisted to the present day, mainly but not solely in the interest shown in 'King Arthur'. This book illustrates the close ties between Geoffrey's notion of British and Arthurian society and other materials from medieval Wales and Ireland.

A Companion to Britain in the Later Middle Ages

A Companion to Britain in the Later Middle Ages
Author: S. H. Rigby
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 688
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 0470998776
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This authoritative survey of Britain in the later Middle Ages comprises 28 chapters written by leading figures in the field. Covers social, economic, political, religious, and cultural history in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales Provides a guide to the historical debates over the later Middle Ages Addresses questions at the leading edge of historical scholarship Each chapter includes suggestions for further reading

Medieval Oral Literature

Medieval Oral Literature
Author: Karl Reichl
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 768
Release: 2011-11-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 3110241129
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Medieval literature is to a large degree shaped by orality, not only with regard to performance, but also to transmission and composition. Although problems of orality have been much discussed by medievalists, there is to date no comprehensive handbook on this topic. ‘Medieval Oral Literature’, a volume in the ‘De Gruyter Lexikon’ series, was written by an international team of twenty-five scholars and offers a thorough discussion of theoretical approaches as well as detailed presentations of individual traditions and genres. In addition to chapters on the oral-formulaic theory, on the interplay of orality and writing in the Early Middle Ages, on performance and performers, on oral poetics and on ritual aspects of orality, there are chapters on the Older Germanic, Romance, Middle High German, Middle English, Celtic, Greek-Byzantine, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian and Turkish traditions of oral literature. There is a special focus on epic and lyric, genres that are also discussed in separate chapters, with additional chapters on the ballad and on drama.

Clerics and Clansmen

Clerics and Clansmen
Author: Iain MacDonald
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2013-03-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004245413
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The Highlander has never enjoyed a good press, and has been usually characterised as peripheral and barbaric in comparison to his Lowland neighbour, more inclined to fighting than serving God. In Clerics and Clansmen Iain MacDonald examines how the medieval Church in Gaelic Scotland, often regarded as isolated and irrelevant, continued to function in the face of poverty, periodic warfare, and the formidable powers of the clan chiefs. Focusing upon the diocese of Argyll, the study analyses the life of the bishopric, before broadening to consider the parochial clergy – in particular origins, celibacy, education, and pastoral care. Far from being superficial, it reveals a Church deeply embedded within its host society while remaining plugged into the mainstream of Latin Christendom.

Logical Fictions in Medieval Literature and Philosophy

Logical Fictions in Medieval Literature and Philosophy
Author: Virginie Greene
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2014-10-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107068746
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This book examines the ways in which traditions of philosophy and logic are reflected in major works of medieval literature.