Michelle O Riordan
Leabhar Breac 2016
ISBN 9781909907997
Lth/Pgs 148
Tá aithne forleathan ar an údar seo mar shaineolaí ar fhilíocht na mbard ón Nua- Ghaeilge Mhoch anall, go háirithe mar gheall ar an staidéar atá déanta aici ar na dánta ina gcomhthéacs stairiúil. Cuireann an leabhar seo lenár dtuiscint ar an bhfilíocht sin agus ar an athrú a tháinig le himeacht aimsire ar thuiscint na bhfilí féin ar an gcaidreamh daonna. Maisiú ar an leabhar is ea an stíl réidh sholéite tríd síos,agus is ábhar spéise a bhfuil le rá ag an údar faoi chuid de na dánta is cáiliúla sa Ghaeilge d’éinne a bhfuil spéis aici i dtraidisiún filíochta na Gaeilge.
The author is widely recognized as an authority on the poetry of the bards from Early Irish literature to the present day, and in particular for her research into the poems in their historical context. This books adds greatly to our understanding of the changes that came about with time in the poets’ undertanding of the nature of human interaction. The book is greatly enriched by the author’s highly-readable style throughout, and by her commentaries on poems well known to all who are interested in the tradition of Irish poetry.
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