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dc.contributor.advisorÓ Cathasaigh, Tomásen_US
dc.contributor.authorSumner, Natasha D. E.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-17T17:58:54Z
dash.embargo.terms2019-05-01en_US
dc.date.created2015-05en_US
dc.date.issued2015-05-11en_US
dc.date.submitted2015en_US
dc.identifier.citationSumner, Natasha D. E. 2015. The Fenian Narrative Corpus, c.600–c.2000: A Reassessment. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:17467373
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation traces the historical development of the Fenian narrative tradition—i.e. the vast body of story and song, some of it well over a millennium old, about the Gaelic hero, Fionn Mac Cumhaill and his roving warrior band. The first chapter traces the history of the tradition from the early medieval period up to Macpherson’s monumental publications. The nature of the literary manifestations of Fenian topics and such evidence as there is for an oral tradition prior to modern attestations are discussed. In a demonstration of the cultural relevance of the tradition, the ways in which socially and politically relevant meanings may have been woven into the extant texts are also explored. The focus then shifts in the second chapter to a consideration of the approaches taken to Fenian literature and lore in the Macphersonic period. Macpherson’s cultural milieu, motivations, and creative process are investigated, and his adaptations are situated in their national and international contexts. Their influence and sociopolitical import within a trans-Gaelic sphere in the century after their publication are then addressed. The third and final chapter examines the Fenian tradition in the post-Macphersonic period, with a particular focus on the sociopolitical significance of modern approaches to the Fenian tradition. This is the period of folklore collection, and of primary importance are the motivations and activities of folklore collectors in the Gaelic regions. Also explored are modern publications, adaptations, and overt politicizations of Fenian material, particularly in Ireland. The image of the Fenian tradition that emerges from this tripartite consideration is one of a dynamic and multifaceted body of story and song that has remained relevant over the centuries due to constant adaptation.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCeltic Languages and Literaturesen_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://fionnfolklore.org/#/
dash.licenseLAAen_US
dc.subjectFolkloreen_US
dc.subjectLiterature, Modernen_US
dc.subjectLiterature, Medievalen_US
dc.titleThe Fenian Narrative Corpus, c.600–c.2000: A Reassessmenten_US
dc.typeThesis or Dissertationen_US
dash.depositing.authorSumner, Natasha D. E.en_US
dash.embargo.until2019-05-01
dash.embargo.until2022-05-01
dash.embargo.until2025-05-01
thesis.degree.date2015en_US
thesis.degree.grantorGraduate School of Arts & Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMcKenna, Catherineen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGillies, Williamen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHillers, Barbaraen_US
dc.type.materialtexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentCeltic Languages and Literaturesen_US
dash.identifier.vireohttp://etds.lib.harvard.edu/gsas/admin/view/346en_US
dc.description.keywordsIrish; Scottish; Manx; Gaelic; Celtic; Folklore; Literature; Narrative; History; Fionn; Fenian; Fianna; Finn; Fiana; Macpherson; Medieval; Early Modern; Modern; Ireland; Scotland; Isle of Man; Mann; Nova Scotia; Cape Breton; Canadaen_US
dash.author.emailtashasumner@gmail.comen_US
dash.identifier.drsurn-3:HUL.DRS.OBJECT:25164829en_US
dash.contributor.affiliatedSumner, Natasha


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