A Night of Storytelling and Years in the ‘Z-Closet’
The Re-discovery and Restoration of Oidhche Sheanchais , Robert Flaherty's ‘Lost’ Irish Folklore Film
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8931484 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Natasha Sumner (0000-0002-5795-4855, corresponding author), Barbara Hillers, Catherine McKenna |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 126 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-19 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0015587x.2014.1001214 |
| OpenAlex | W2070718903 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article describes the acquisition by Harvard University's library of a print of Robert Flaherty's short 1934 film in the Irish language, Oidhche Sheanchais (A night of storytelling), the apparent disappearance of all copies of the film after 1943, the rediscovery of Harvard's copy in 2012, and the restoration process that has ensued. The authors discuss the song and the maritime legend at the heart of the film, as well as the film's significance as an early ethnodocumentary. The Appendix provides, for the first time, the text of the film's soundtrack, with full English translation
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Closet · Folklore · Irish · Legend · Linguistics · Literature · Narrative · Storytelling · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Philosophy · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |