Historical residues in the Old Irish legends of Queen Medb : an expanded interpretation of the Ulster cycle / Diana Dominguez ; with a preface by James Whitlark.

Medb of Connacht, a central female character of medieval Ireland's Ulster Cycle is read traditionally as an example of a misogynistic, patriarchal Christian campaign to suppress and silence women in early Ireland, or as symbolic of a primordial, mythic pre-Christian goddess, exempt from patriar...

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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Dominguez, Diana V.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • "Ah indeed! That is Medb of Cruachan": critical and literary tradition
  • "We need not doubt that there were many like her in real life": Medb as realistic reflection of her culture
  • "I was noblest and worthiest": Medb as political ruler
  • "Mighty are the deeds of Medb": Medb as military commander
  • "It is she who lives on in legend": implications and further research.