The Irish world : the history and cultural achievements of the Irish people / edited by Brian de Breffny ; texts by E. Estyn Evans ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

De Breffny, Brian.

Evans, E. Estyn (Emyr Estyn), 1905-1989.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireland--Civilization.

Ireland.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

296 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Thames & Hudson, 2001.

Summary:

First published in 1977, The Irish World is to this day the only book to cover the whole of Irish culture with erudition and glorious illustrations. Eleven leading scholars and writers trace the story of Ireland, its history, cultural mores, religion and politics through the ages, covering every peak and valley of its often turbulent past. With essays on prehistoric Ireland, the early Irish Church and its masterpieces of manuscript illuminations, the Viking invasions, the disturbed Middle Ages, the Protestant Ascendancy, the Celtic revival in art, poetry and drama, and the Irish in America, The Irish World presents the whole of Ireland: the dark side as well as the light; the suffering as well as the greatness; the humiliating defeats as well as the enduring victories.

Contents:

Introduction: The Irish

Fact and Fiction / E. Estyn Evans 7

1 Prehistoric Ireland: From the earliest migrations to about AD 500 / E. Estyn Evans 19

2 The Early Irish Church: From the coming of Christianity to the end of the Viking Era / Kathleen Hughes 47

3 The Long Middle Ages: From the twelfth century to the Reformation / Roger Stalley 71

4 The End of the Old Order: From the Reformation to the Jacobite defeat / Brian De Breffny 99

5 The New Culture: Domestic Life and the Arts, 1680-1830 / Rosemary Ffolliott 127

Painting and Sculpture / Anne Crookshank 164

6 The Distressed Society: The struggle for emancipation and independence, 1801-1918 / Gearoid O Tuathaigh 171

7 The Celtic Revival: Literature and the Theatre / Phillip L. Marcus 199

The Visual Arts / Jeanne Sheehy 226

8 The Irish in America: Starvation, struggle and success / William V. Shannon 235

9 Modern Ireland: The birth and growth of the new state / Kevin B. Nowlan 255.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-284) and index.

ISBN:

0500282412

OCLC:

47016811