The Ulster Cycle: Cultural Significance for Irish Composers

For more than three hundred years, Irish composers have engaged with tales from early Irish saga-literature which comprises four main series: Mythological, Ulster and Fenian cycles as well as the Cycle of Kings. This literary corpus dates from 600–1200 CE and is amongst the oldest in Europe. The fra...

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Main Author: Angela Goff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Española de Estudios Irlandeses 2017-10-01
Series:Estudios Irlandeses
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Online Access:https://www.estudiosirlandeses.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DEF.Artículo-3.pdf