Aislinge Meic Conglinne: The Vision of Mac Conglinne
(Part of the Medieval Studies Series)
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Aislinge Meic Conglinne, an anonymous Middle Irish romance, recounts the efforts of the eponymous hero to exchange the hardscrabble life of a clerical scholar for the prestigious life of a poet. Mac Conglinne wins the patronage of Cathal mac Finguine, the king of Munster, after rescuing him from a "demon of gluttony" by reciting a fantastic, food-laden vision of alternate worlds. An accomplished and original eleventh-century satiric narrative poem,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0815632185
ISBN13:9780815632184
Release Date:June 2010
Publisher:Syracuse University Press
Length:138 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.2" x 8.3"
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