Motif
old age contrasted with heroic youth
old_age_contrasted_with_heroic_youth
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Lost Heroic Age. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER I. OISIN'S STORY / CHAPTER II. OISIN IN PATRICK'S HOUSE / CHAPTER III. THE ARGUMENTS / CHAPTER IV. OISIN'S LAMENTS; lines 15230-15250 confidence: high
Oisin says he is now without fighting, battles, feats, young girls, music, harps, great deeds, learning, generosity, feasting, courtship, hunting, and going out to battle, and says their absence is sorrowful.
The speaker contrasts his former practices of fighting, hunting, feats, and feasting with his present state as an old man dragging stones.
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