Text and its Authors; or, How to Write a Saga - Oxford Scholarship by Unknown

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Tags: This chapter focuses on the material process of saga‐writing and authorship. The Middle Irish saga exists in several divergent manuscript versions, raising the question of whether it is possible to analyse the original version. The author shows that these versions can still be used as a composite window onto the original saga, because even the greatest variations do not affect the underlying structure and effect of the story. The Togail is set in the context of other mediaeval texts about Conaire. Scholars agree that the Togail was based on several divergent sources, leading some to suggest that the saga was not written with any artistry at all. The chapter argues that these sources were well harmonized, and that compilatory techniques were a fundamental aspect of saga artistry. This chapter provides the reader with a clear sense of the textual basis on which to explore the saga as a literary work.


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