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Scholar Bishop: The Recollections and Diary of Narcissus Marsh, 1638-1696
Raymond Gillespie
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Paperback. Transcribed from an early manuscript copy and supplemented by correspondence and contemporary assessments, Narcissus Marsh's recollections illuminate a lost spiritual world. Their publication marks the tercentenary of the famous Dublin library which bears his name. Editor(s): Gillespie, Raymond; Fitzpatrick, David. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
Narcissus Marsh (1638-1696) was an English clergyman who spent his later life in Ireland, initially as provost of Trinity College, Dublin, and ultimately as Archbishop of Armagh. Despised by Jonathan Swift for his pietism and timidity, his achievements as churchman and scholar were impressive. Marsh's recollections, begun in 1690 and continued in diary form up to 1696, are by no means the pious platitudes of a conventional 17th-century clergyman. With sometimes startling candour, he recounts dreams and anecdotes revealing his struggle against worldly temptations, his resolute rejection of prospective wives and his preoccupation with science, music and the defence of ... Read more
Narcissus Marsh (1638-1696) was an English clergyman who spent his later life in Ireland, initially as provost of Trinity College, Dublin, and ultimately as Archbishop of Armagh. Despised by Jonathan Swift for his pietism and timidity, his achievements as churchman and scholar were impressive. Marsh's recollections, begun in 1690 and continued in diary form up to 1696, are by no means the pious platitudes of a conventional 17th-century clergyman. With sometimes startling candour, he recounts dreams and anecdotes revealing his struggle against worldly temptations, his resolute rejection of prospective wives and his preoccupation with science, music and the defence of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Irish Narratives S.
Condition
New
Weight
119g
Number of Pages
100
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781859183380
SKU
V9781859183380
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About Raymond Gillespie
Raymond Gillespie teaches history at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland. His books include Colonial Ulster: The Settlement of East Ulster, 1600-1641 (Cork University Press, 1985)
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