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Historical Residues in the Old Irish Legends of Queen Medb: An Expanded Interpretation of the Ulster Cycle
Author(s): Diana V. Domingues (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Mar. 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 316 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773436499
- ISBN-13: 9780773436497
Book Description
Medb of Connacht, a central female character of medieval Ireland’s Ulster Cycle is read traditionally as an example of a Misogynistic, patriarchal Christian campaigan to suppress and silence women in early Ireland. Reading of Medb as a literary reflection of the socio-political tensions present in the historical period during which the text energed.
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Medb of Connacht, a central female character of medieval Ireland’s Ulster Cycle is read traditionally as an example of a Misogynistic, patriarchal Christian campaigan to suppress and silence women in early Ireland. Reading of Medb as a literary reflection of the socio-political tensions present in the historical period during which the text energed.
About the Author
Dr. Dominguez is an Assistant Professor in the English Department and the Coordinator of the English Graduate Program at the University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College in Brownsville, Texas. Dr. Dominguez holds a Ph.D in English Literature from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.
