Choose three texts from the following list provided. using these texts, write a close reading base short essay exploring the reinvention of the celt over the course of the long 19 century. consider the historical context; what notable sociopolitical and/or cultural developments appear to have a direct bearing on the ways in which your chosen texts attempt to characterize the celt as a distinct cultural figure? In what ways do your chosen texts engage with prevalent discourses of the historical periods from which they come? How do your chosen texts utilize generic conventions, as well as the particular impact of those conventions on a contemporary audience? etc. you may utilize the Celts a very short introduction, as well as any slash all materials in the resources folder on Google drive, but your focus should be on in depth engagement with your in three texts.
MacPherson – Poems of Ossian – Preface (iii-viii) & Fragments I-VIII (9-40) & Fragments IX-XVI (41-77) & “Advertisement”
Lady Charlotte Guest – Cuchulain of Murithemne – Boy Hood of Cuchulain and Death of Cuchulain
Lady Augusta Gregory – The Mabinogoin – Preface (vii-viii), Introduction (xi-xx), “Branwen Daughter of Llyr” (367-393)