"Never the twain shall meet?" East and West in the characterization of Conchobar mac Nessa

Parsons, G. (2003) "Never the twain shall meet?" East and West in the characterization of Conchobar mac Nessa. Quaestio Insularis, 4, pp. 35-56.

Abstract

This is a study of some contradictory depictions of a key protagonist within the Ulster Cycle, Conchobar mac Nessa, which attempts to further an understanding of the concept of characterization within medieval Irish literature.

• Item Type: Articles
• Keywords: medieval Irish literature; Gaelic; Old Irish; Middle Irish; Ulster Cycle; heroic literature; character; characterization
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Parsons, Dr Geraldine
• Authors: Parsons, G.
• Subjects: P Language and Literature > PB Modern European Languages > PB1201 Irish Language; P Language and Literature > PB Modern European Languages > PB1501 Scottish Gaelic Language; P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General); P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN0080 Criticism
• College/School: College of Arts > School of Humanities > Celtic and Gaelic
• Journal Name: Quaestio Insularis
• Publisher: University of Cambridge. Dept. of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic.
• ISSN: 1471-3314
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2003 University of Cambridge. Dept. of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic.
• First Published: First Published in Quaestio Insularis 4:35-56
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced with the permission of the publisher