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Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium, 40: 2021

Series: Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium
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Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium, 40: 2021 features two J. V. Kelleher lectures: Máire Ní Mhaonaigh's 2019 talk on Irish chronicles and Ruairí Ó hUiginn's 2021 lecture exploring the Irish genealogical corpus within its sociological context. It also includes Georgia Henley's keynote examining the contrasting literary receptions of Geoffrey of Monmouth's history of Britain in Norman Ireland and Wales. The volume presents a wide-ranging collection of articles across Celtic Studies, focusing primarily on Irish and Welsh material from medieval to modern times, with literary, linguistic, and historical perspectives.
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Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium, 40 features Máire Ní Mhaonaigh on Irish chronicles, Ruairí Ó hUiginn assessing the Irish genealogical corpus in its sociological context, Georgia Henley on the reception of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s work in Norman Ireland and Wales, and other articles centered on Irish and Welsh.

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This volume of Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium is graced with two J. V. Kelleher lectures: the 2019 lecture by Máire Ní Mhaonaigh on Irish chronicles and the 2021 presentation by Ruairí Ó hUiginn assessing the Irish genealogical corpus in its sociological context. It also includes Georgia Henley's 2021 keynote on the differing literary receptions in Norman Ireland and Wales of Geoffrey of Monmouth's history of Britain and related prophecies.

Other articles in Volume 40 survey a wide array of topics in Celtic Studies, centering on Irish and Welsh material with the smaller language areas appearing as well, and ranging from medieval to modern times. While most are literary or linguistic in their focus, some historical context is also provided.

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Matthieu Boyd of the North American Journal of Celtic Studies praises the volume as "a triumphant volume, a wealth of information and analysis… a book well worth owning."

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780674278813

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 April 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard University Press

Contributors:

  • Edited by Lorena Alessandrini
  • Edited by Myrzinn Boucher-Durand
  • Edited by Colin Brady
  • Edited by Oisín Ó Muirthile
  • Edited by Nicholas Thyr
  • Edited by Lorena Alessandrini
  • Edited by Colin Brady
  • Edited by Oisín Ó Muirthile

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 213.0mm

Weight: 748g

Pages: 454

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About the Author

Lorena Alessandrini, a graduate student in Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University, draws upon her background in musicology and cultural heritage to explore Celticism and medievalism in popular culture. Myrzinn Boucher-Durand is a graduate student in Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University and works primarily on Middle Breton. Colin Brady is a graduate student in Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University studying the ways in which reconstructions of the Irish medieval past inform identities and politics in subsequent periods. Oisín Ó Muirthile is a graduate student in Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University pursuing interests in historical linguistics, lexicography, and Irish language translation. Nicholas Thyr is a graduate student in Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University concentrating in Celtic hagiography (Irish, Latin, and Welsh).

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