This revealing volume sheds new light on the Renaissance in Ireland, Wales and Scotland.

• A revealing look at the Renaissance in Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
• Written by leading scholars in the field.
• Covers a wide range of topics, such as the printing press and book trade in Reformation Scotland, and the debate between the "old" and the "new" in Welsh poetry.
• Shows that the Celtic countries were an integral part of the wider European Renaissance.
• Demonstrates how Celtic writers, scholars and patrons contributed to the cultural developments of the period.