Literature of the Gaelic Landscape

Author: Iain Moireach
Publisher: Whittles
ISBN: 9781849953634
Category : Authors, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
Discover where songs, poems and stories were set in the landscape of the Scottish Highlands. Includes detailed analysis of work by Duncan Bàn Macintyre, Sorley Maclean and Neil M. Gunn and the place-names used in selected songs, poetry and novels are identified by location. There are also background vignettes on aspects of Gaelic culture.

Reading the Gaelic Landscape

Author: John Murray
Publisher: Whittles
ISBN: 9781849954389
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
This is a comprehensive field guide to the toponymy of the Gaelic landscape which helps people to interpret Highland landscape through place-names. Landscape character and history are perceived through a Gaelic lens.

Royal Inauguration in Gaelic Ireland C. 1100-1600

Author: Elizabeth FitzPatrick
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 9781843830900
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
An investigation of the places in the Irish landscape where open-air Gaelic royal inauguration assemblies were held from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries.

Reading the Irish Landscape

Author: Frank Mitchell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 408

Book Description
This is the third revision of this seminal work. Co-authored by original author Frank Mitchell and now Michael Ryan, the result is a stunning collaboration between masters giving all the elements of the original book, modified, updated and further enhanced by the inclusion of a new narrative of Irish archaeology from the Stone Age to the Norman Invasion. Together they have successfully undertaken the daunting task of giving in one book the story of the shaping of the land from the beginning of time until now, by all tbe varying forces of nature, sea, climate, man and machine. The story takes in the shaping of the crust, the movement of glaciers, the first men and their primitive agriculture, their buildings and their effect on the forests, the growth of bogs, new migrations, the rise of the monasteries of the Early Christians and the castles of conquest, the devastation of war, urban growth, modern agriculture and afforestation, all set against the backdrop of the landscape, arguably one Ireland's most precious resources.

The Literature of the Highlanders

Author: Nigel MacNeill
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781021482914
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In this groundbreaking history, MacNeill explores the rich literary traditions of the Scottish Highlands. From ancient myths to contemporary poetry, he shows how Gaelic language and culture have shaped the literary landscape of Scotland. With insightful commentary and extensive research, this book is a must-read for Scottish scholars and literary enthusiasts alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Story of Early Gaelic Literature

Author: Douglas Hyde
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irish literature
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description

Landscape Perception in Early Celtic Literature

Author: Francesco Benozzo
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description
This pioneering work shows how Celtic cultures understood the place of human beings in their natural environment in ways fundamentally different from our own. Benozzo explores the unique unfolding of landscapes in early Irish and Welsh texts, including Tain Bo Cuailgne, The Voyage of Bran, the Gododdin and the mythological Taliesin poem on the Battle of the Trees.

Irish Contemporary Landscapes in Literature and the Arts

Author: M. Mianowski
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230360297
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
Looking at representations of the Irish landscape in contemporary literature and the arts, this volume discusses the economic, political and environmental issues associated with it, questioning the myths behind Ireland's landscape, from the first Greek descriptions to present day post Celtic-Tiger architecture.

Gaelic Literature Surveyed

Author: Aodh De Blácam
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 446

Book Description

The Gaelic Lordship of the O'Sullivan Beare

Author: Colin Breen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description
New settlements, industry and forms of land management radically alter the cultural character of the landscape and mark the advent of early capitalism. The response of the Gaelic-Irish to this change was varied. Some branches engaged in resistance while others interacted with the colonizers in socio-economic and political terms. The varying reactions to this transformation can be seen through architectural and landscape change."--Jacket.