Standish O'Grady's Cuculain: A Critical Edition (Irish Studies)

Synopsis

Introduction -- Wild And Improbable Narratives: Standish O'grady's History Of Ireland / Gregory Castle -- Part One. From Standish O'grady's History Of Ireland. History Of Ireland: Introductions History Of Ulster, Tempore Cuculain -- Cuculain And The Red Branch -- Cuculain, Son Of Sualtam -- Boyhood Of Cuculain -- Cuculain Is Knighted -- The Donn Cooalney -- Only A Name -- The Crown Taw -- The Affliction Of Cuculain -- Cuculain And Emer -- The Contest For The Championship -- Lu Lam-fada Mac Æthleen -- Conculain -- In The City Of Ath-a-cliah -- The Last Hosting Against Cuculain -- Flight To Emain Macha -- Cuculain Hears The Singing Of Mac Manar -- The End -- Part Two. Essays. Fleshing Dry Bones: O'grady's Sensory Revivalism / Renée Fox -- Lost (and Found) In Translation: The Masculinity Of O'grady's Cuculain / Joseph Valente -- Honor, Individuality, And Nationhood In O'grady's Cuculain Narrative / Michael Mcateer -- Cuc(h)ulain In Bronze: The Afterlife Of A Republican Icon / Patrick Bixby. Edited By Gregory Castle And Patrick Bixby. Includes The Cuchulain Stories From Standish's History Of Ireland Along With Recent Critical Commentaries. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.