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4. The Wasting Sickness of Cú Chulainn: The Language of Desire

© 2016 University of Toronto Press, Toronto

© 2016 University of Toronto Press, Toronto

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. Abbreviations xiii
  6. Introduction 1
  7. 1. The Wooing of Enter: The Sweet Speech of Courtship 23
  8. 2. Bricriu’s Feast: Women’s Words as Weapons 57
  9. 3. The Death of Aífe’s Only Son: ‘Do not slay your only son’ 84
  10. 4. The Wasting Sickness of Cú Chulainn: The Language of Desire 107
  11. Conclusion 135
  12. Appendix: Sources and Manuscripts 141
  13. Notes 147
  14. References 191
  15. Index 205
A Woman's Words
This chapter is in the book A Woman's Words
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442670549-008

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. Abbreviations xiii
  6. Introduction 1
  7. 1. The Wooing of Enter: The Sweet Speech of Courtship 23
  8. 2. Bricriu’s Feast: Women’s Words as Weapons 57
  9. 3. The Death of Aífe’s Only Son: ‘Do not slay your only son’ 84
  10. 4. The Wasting Sickness of Cú Chulainn: The Language of Desire 107
  11. Conclusion 135
  12. Appendix: Sources and Manuscripts 141
  13. Notes 147
  14. References 191
  15. Index 205
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