Denvir, Gearóid, “Tradition et innovation dans la poésie orale du Conamara aujourd’hui”, Études Celtiques 29 (1992): 147–160.
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[EN] Tradition and innovation in the oral poetry of Conamara today.
Traditional poets of Conamara today practice their craft at the end of an uninterrupted continuum of 2000 years. The psychological consciousness, the ‘Weltanschauung’ of their art procede from the Gaelic symbolic universe as it has developed through the centuries. The narrative voice and the function of this oral poetry also procede from tradition. Compared with so-called modern poetry, this art depicts everyday-life in the Gaeltacht community of Conamara from the inside. The poems contain no high philosophy nor fundamental questions concerning human nature. Though they function in a modern world, the poets understand very well the importance of tradition. This lecture discusses the link in this poetry between ancient modes of thought and modern concepts of the world.
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