Marie-Louise Sjoestedt-Jonval (20 September 1900 – 26 December 1940) was a French linguist and literary scholar who specialized in

Celtic studies Celtic studies or Celtology is the academic discipline occupied with the study of any sort of cultural output relating to the Celtic-speaking peoples (i.e. speakers of Celtic languages). This ranges from linguistics, literature and art histor ...

, especially

Irish mythology Irish mythology is the body of myths native to the island of Ireland. It was originally passed down orally in the prehistoric era, being part of ancient Celtic religion. Many myths were later written down in the early medieval era by Ch ...

. Together with

Joseph Loth Joseph Loth (27 December 1847 – 1 April 1934) was a French linguist and historian who specialised in the study of Celtic languages. Early life Loth was born in Guémené-sur-Scorff, Brittany. After his studies at Sainte-Anne-d'Auray, he bec ...

, she was co-editor of ''

Revue Celtique A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own durin ...

'' and director at the

École pratique des hautes études The École pratique des hautes études (), abbreviated EPHE, is a Grand Établissement in Paris, France. It is highly selective, and counted among France's most prestigious research and higher education institutions. It is a constituent college o ...

in Paris, France. Her best-known work is ''Dieux et héros des Celtes'' (1940), which appeared in a posthumous English translation by

Myles Dillon Myles Patrick Dillon (11 April 1900 – 18 June 1972) was an Irish scholar whose primary interests were comparative philology, Celtic studies, and Sanskrit. Life Myles Dillon was born in Dublin; he was one of six children of John Dillon and h ...

as ''Gods and Heroes of the Celts'' (1949). It deals with the gods and heroes of the continental Celts and Irish mythology.

Publications

* 1926. ''L'aspect verbal et les formations à affixe nasale en celtique''. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion. * 1931. ''Phonétique d'un parler irlandais de Kerry''. Paris: Ernest Leroux. * 1936. "Légendes épiques Irlandaises et monnaies gauloises: recherches sur la constitution de la legende de Cuchullainn." ''Études Celtiques'' 1. pp. 1–77.
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* 1938. '' Description d'un parler irlandais de Kerry''. Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion. 222 p. * 1938. "Études sur le temps et l'aspect en vieil irlandais." ''

Études Celtiques ''Études Celtiques'' (EC) (, ''Celtic Studies'') is a French academic journal based in Paris. It started life under the name ''Revue Celtique'', which was founded in 1870 by Henri Gaidoz. Between 1870 and 1934, 52 volumes were published under th ...

'' 3. pp. 105–130 and 219-273. * 1940. ''Dieux et Héros des Celtes''. Paris: Leroux. (Chapters: Mythes et religions : période mythique - divinités (celtes continentaux - déesses-mères d'Irlande - Dieux-chefs de l'Irlande) - Hommes et Dieux et Héros, Samain-Samonios : Fête du premier Novembre) * 1949. ''Gods and Heroes of the Celts'', London, Methuen. English translation by Myles Dillon.

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