Iona

The Earliest Poetry of a Celtic Monastery

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

515 kr

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Beskrivning

Eight rare poems, written at Iona monastery between 563AD and the early 8th century, translated from the original Latin and Gaelic and fully annotated with literary commentary.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-04-01
Mått:138 x 216 x 16 mm
Vikt:369 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:282
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9780748605316

Utforska kategorier

Poesi inom Skönlitteratur
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Thomas Clancy is Lecturer in the Department of Celtic at the University of Glasgow. Gilbert Márkus is Affiliate Researcher (Celtic and Gaelic) at the University of Glasgow.

Recensioner i media

The book may well contain just eight poems, but the accompanying commentaries and historical detail are fascinating and lucidly presented. -- Hugh Dan MacLennan Priests and People The book may well contain just eight poems, but the accompanying commentaries and historical detail are fascinating and lucidly presented. Priests and People

Innehållsförteckning

Attributed to Columbia - "Altus Prosator", "Adiutor Laborantium; Noli Pater; Dallan Forgaill (c 600) - "Amra Choluimb Chille (elegy for Columbia); Beccan mac Luigdech (c 650) - "Fo Reir Choluimb" (Bound to Colum), "To-fed andes (He brings Northward); Adomnan (D 704) - "Colum Cille"; Cu Chuimne - (D 747) "Cantemus in omne die" (Hymn to Mary).