The themes and images of classical Gaelic religious poetry

The thesis is an examination of all the published religious Gaelic poetry composed in syllablic metres. An analysis of its themes and images reveals the theological concepts of the poets and the mechanisms by which these were forged into a distinct genre of poetry. A legal metaphor forms the basis o...

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Main Author: Bateman, Vivienne Margaret
Published: University of Aberdeen 1990
Subjects:
800
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.294073