Abstract
Language | English |
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Title of host publication | Ulidia 2: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Ulster Cycle of Tales |
Editors | Ruairí Ó hUiginn, Brian Ó Catháin |
Pages | 106-120 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2009 |
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Keywords
- medieval historiography
- Lebor na hUidre
- interpolator
- scribe
- Táin Bó Cúailnge
- Togail Bruidne Da Derga
- Ireland.
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Scribe and text in Lebor na hUidre: H’s intentions and methodology. / Toner, Gregory.
Ulidia 2: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Ulster Cycle of Tales. ed. / Ruairí Ó hUiginn; Brian Ó Catháin. 2009. p. 106-120.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
TY - CHAP
T1 - Scribe and text in Lebor na hUidre: H’s intentions and methodology
AU - Toner, Gregory
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - This paper examines the intentions and methods of the twelfth-century interpolator in Lebor na hUidre. It is argued that he was a scholarly historian and that his emendations and glosses betray the working methods associated with medieval Western historiography. In particular, he is clearly concerned to establish the 'facts' (frequently based on textual comparison); he presents contrary and/or alternative 'facts' about the past; and he attempts to reconcile contradictory accounts of the past. His interventions can produce awkward narratives but we can see that his primary concern was history rather than story.
AB - This paper examines the intentions and methods of the twelfth-century interpolator in Lebor na hUidre. It is argued that he was a scholarly historian and that his emendations and glosses betray the working methods associated with medieval Western historiography. In particular, he is clearly concerned to establish the 'facts' (frequently based on textual comparison); he presents contrary and/or alternative 'facts' about the past; and he attempts to reconcile contradictory accounts of the past. His interventions can produce awkward narratives but we can see that his primary concern was history rather than story.
KW - medieval historiography
KW - Lebor na hUidre
KW - interpolator
KW - scribe
KW - Táin Bó Cúailnge
KW - Togail Bruidne Da Derga
KW - Ireland.
M3 - Chapter
SN - 1903896460
SP - 106
EP - 120
BT - Ulidia 2: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Ulster Cycle of Tales
A2 - Ó hUiginn, Ruairí
A2 - Ó Catháin, Brian
ER -