CELTIC TRAITS IN ROMANIAN FOLKLORE: OISIN OF THE LAND OF ETERNAL YOUTH AND THE ROMANIAN FAIRY TALE YOUTH WITHOUT OLD AGE AND LIFE WITHOUT DEATH
CELTIC TRAITS IN ROMANIAN FOLKLORE: OISIN OF THE LAND OF ETERNAL YOUTH AND THE ROMANIAN FAIRY TALE YOUTH WITHOUT OLD AGE AND LIFE WITHOUT DEATH
Author(s): Ana R. ChelariuSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: Celtic folklore; Oisin; Romanian folklore; everlasting youth; fairy land and immortality; time in fairy tales; initiation rite; death rite.
Summary/Abstract: This paper attempts to bring to light connections between Celtic and Romanian heritages by comparing the famous Celtic folk tale” Oisin of the Land of Eternal Youth” and the Romanian fairy tale “Youth Without Old Age and Life Without Death” (my translation) similarities and differences between these two stories will be discussed aiming to observe cultural connections between two former neighbors, the Celts in West-Central Europe and the Dacians in Transylvania.
Journal: Synergies in Communication
- Issue Year: 1/2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 130-135
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
