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Signs of weakness : juxtaposing Irish tales and the Bible
- Title
- Signs of weakness : juxtaposing Irish tales and the Bible / Varese Layzer.
- Author
- Layzer, Varese.
- Publication
- Sheffield, Eng. : Sheffield Academic Press, ©2001.
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Details
- Description
- 241 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Are early Irish stories influenced by the Bible or transcriptions of pre-Christian Celtic lore? Layzer explores the practical and theoretical difficulties of determining 'influence' in ancient writing, and the relationship between the oral and the written, literacy and literature and the disciplines of Irish Studies and Biblical Studies." "This study matches Samson, Jonah and Esther with three heroes from early Irish literature, exploring weakness and heroic strength, gender and power, frailty and ambiguity. The comparison illuminates each tradition and highlights the richness of two ancient narrative traditions."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 321
- Uniform Title
- Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 321.
- Subject
- Bible > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > History. > Ireland
- Bible
- Bibel
- To 1100
- Tales > Ireland > History and criticism
- Irish literature > To 1100 > History and criticism
- Folk literature, Irish
- Human behavior in literature
- Human behavior in literature
- Folk literature, Irish
- Irish literature
- Tales
- Literatur
- Bijbel
- Letterkunde
- Gaelic (Iers)
- Ireland
- Irland
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [224]-236) and indexes.
- Contents
- Prolegomena to a reading of the criticism of early Irish texts -- Books of margins: reading biblical criticism, literary theory and early Irish texts -- Weakness and human frailty: a reading of the Book of Jonah and some episodes from lives of Columba -- Weakness and masochism: a reading of the Samson story and some tales about Cu Chulainn -- Weakness and folly: a reading of the book of Esther and Tochmarc Becfhola.
- ISBN
- 1841271721
- 9781841271729
- LCCN
- 2001369758
- OCLC
- ocm46793921
- 46793921
- SCSB-1223873
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library