The Heroic Outlaw in Irish Folklore and Popular Literature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8109742 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ray Cashman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 111 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 191-215 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00155870020004602 |
| OpenAlex | W2018925197 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
As a symbolic figure in Irish folklore and popular literature, the outlaw embodies folk morality in conflict with the self-interest and inequity of the state. In the aftermath of British colonisation, the Irish outlaw is represented as more than a criminal. He provides a hero through whom ordinary Irishmen and women can vicariously enjoy brief victories, and imagine their collective dignity in the midst of political defeat and its consequences. Legends, ballads and chapbooks portraying the outlaw are the products of hard-pressed people representing themselves to themselves, reflecting on their strengths and weaknesses, and contemplating issues of morality and justice
Art · Ballad · Dignity · Folklore · HERO · Irish · Literature · Morality · Poetry · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |