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- Among the most famous examples of aisling poetry are Gile na gile by Ó Rathaille and Ceo draíochta i gcoim oíche by Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin, who is also famed for his works in the genre.
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These examples illustrate what a famous aisling poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate). See also: Best Aisling Poems by Famous Poets
Among the most famous examples of aisling poetry are Gile na gile by Ó Rathaille and Ceo draíochta i gcoim oíche by Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin, who is also famed for his works in the genre.
Aisling poems are known for their romantic, political, and patriotic themes, and they continue to be celebrated as a distinct and beautiful form of Irish poetry. What sets aisling poems apart is their ability to transport the reader into a mystical world filled with symbolism and allegory.
Aisling, in Irish literature, a poetic or dramatic description or representation of a vision. The Vision of Adamnán is one of the best-known examples. In the 18th century the aisling became popular as a means of expressing support for the exiled Roman Catholic king James II of England and Ireland.
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Aodhagán Ó Rathaille is credited with creating the first fully developed Aisling poem (a type of poem where Ireland is portrayed as a beautiful woman who bewails the current state of affairs and predicts an imminent revival of fortune,
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A mode of lyrical poetry in late 17th‐ and 18th‐century Irish in which the speaker encounters a spéir‐bhean (‘sky‐woman’), a beautiful maiden representing Ireland, often suffering ...
Jun 4, 2009 · The Aisling (shāys-ling Gaelic for "dream") is a genre of verse of the late 17th and 18th centuries Ireland. It is a vision poem. In the Aisling, Ireland appears to the poet in the form of a woman referred to as Spéirbhean (spair- van sky-woman).
