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O'HALLORAN:GOLDEN AGES BARBAROUS NATIONS
Clare O'Halloran
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paperback. This is the first major study of Irish antiquarian and historical writing during the politically turbulent second half of the eighteenth century. It charts the impact of contemporary politics on such writing, as well as the influence of European Enlightenment cultural trends. Series: Critical Conditions: Field Day Essays & Monographs S. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
This book analyses Irish antiquarian writings and activities in the second half of the eighteenth century. It shows the extent to which views of the pre-colonial Irish past were shaped by contemporary political debates, particularly the Catholic Question, but also the long-established debate as to the relative civility or barbarism of the native Irish. It also demonstrates the significance of European cultural developments on Irish antiquarianism, such as orientalism, primitivism and the vogue for Ossian. Throughout the book, Scotland forms a particular point of comparison, since antiquaries there drew on the same Gaelic heritage in much of their work.
This book analyses Irish antiquarian writings and activities in the second half of the eighteenth century. It shows the extent to which views of the pre-colonial Irish past were shaped by contemporary political debates, particularly the Catholic Question, but also the long-established debate as to the relative civility or barbarism of the native Irish. It also demonstrates the significance of European cultural developments on Irish antiquarianism, such as orientalism, primitivism and the vogue for Ossian. Throughout the book, Scotland forms a particular point of comparison, since antiquaries there drew on the same Gaelic heritage in much of their work.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
Series
Critical Conditions: Field Day Essays & Monographs S.
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781859183748
SKU
9781859183748
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About Clare O'Halloran
Clare O'Halloran lectures in History in National University of Ireland, Cork. Her first book, Partition and the Limits of Irish Nationalism (1987), won the Medal for General Books in the Irish Book Awards, 1987.
Reviews for O'HALLORAN:GOLDEN AGES BARBAROUS NATIONS
This is a highly interesting topic excellently handled. O'Halloran's study cannot fail to become a standard work on the period 1760-1800 Joep Leerssen