Motif
love-story with supernatural background
love_story_with_supernatural_background
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Beloved Imagery and Poetry. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland A. H. LEAHY / IN TWO VOLUMES / VOL. I / PREFACE; lines 582-652 confidence: medium
The longer Sick-bed is called the nearest parallel to the Egerton Etain; the Egerton version is described as a love-centered complete romance with the supernatural kept in the background, while the Leabhar na h-Uidhri version treats love baldly and supernatural material poetically.
The Egerton Etain version is described as a romance where love is the keynote and the supernatural element remains essential but in the background.
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Heroic Romances of Ireland A. H. LEAHY / IN TWO VOLUMES / VOL. I / PREFACE; lines 582-652 confidence: high
The passage calls the Egerton "Etain" the nearest parallel to the longer "Sick-bed," describing it as complete, stately, love-centered, and with supernatural elements in the background.
The Egerton "Etain" is described as having love as its keynote while retaining the supernatural element essential to the original legend in the background; the Leabhar na h-Uidhri version distinguishes a love-story from supernatural material.
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