Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: D301009
Das Freien um Ferb
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Ernst WindischElectronic edition compiled and proof-read by Beatrix Färber
Funded by University College, Cork: School of History
1. First draft.
Extent of text: 10300 words
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Text ID Number: D301009
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Sources
Manuscript sources for Irish original- Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 1339 (olim H 2 18), ff. 253a 259b. See CELT edition of LL Facsimile, G800011E, pp 11371161.
- London, British Library, MS Egerton 1782, fol. 69b-70b, p. 549ff (see Catalogue of Manuscripts in the British Museum by Robin Flower, vol. 2 (London 1926).
Editions and translations- Windisch (see below), edition with German translation.
- A. H. Leahy, The Courtship of Ferb: An Old Irish Romance transcribed in the 12th century into the Book of Leinster. (English translation only.) (Irish Saga Library vol. 1) (New York 1902).
- Lady Augusta Gregory, Cuchulain of Muirthemne, 'The Wedding of Maine Mongor' (a shortened English version based on Windisch's translation) (London 1902).
Sources, comment on the text, and secondary literature- Rudolf Thurneysen, Die irische Helden- und Königssage, Halle/Saale 1921, 58, 249f, 351359.
- Myles Dillon, 'The Taboos of the Kings of Ireland', Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (Section C), 54 (1951/1952), 16, 825, 2736.
- Philip O'Leary, 'The Honour of Women in Early Irish Literature', Ériu 38 (1987) 2744.
- Gregory Toner, 'Authority, Verse and the Transmission of Senchas', Ériu 55 (2005) 5984.
The edition used in the digital edition- Ernst Windisch, Whitley Stokes, Irische Texte mit Übersetzungen und Wörterbuch in Irische Texte, Ed. Whitley Stokes and Ernst Windisch. , Leipzig, S. Hirzel (1897) volume 3:2page 445556: 463529
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Sampling Declaration
This text covers Ernst Windisch's German introduction and translation. The edition of the Irish original is available in CELT file G301009.
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The electronic texts represents the edited text; the spelling was not changed except for rendering Windisch's Ue-, Ae- as Ü-, Ä-.
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Profile Description
Created: Translation by Ernst Windisch 18961987
Date range: 18961987.
Use of language
Language: [DE] The translation is in German.
Language: [GA] A few words are in Old/Middle Irish
Language: [EN] Reference to English translation of title has the "en" attribute.
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