The Irish Classical Self: Poets And Poor Scholars In The Eighteenth And Nineteenth Centuries (Classical Presences)

'The Irish Classical Self' considers the role of classical languages and learning in the construction of cultural identities in eighteenth and nineteenth century Ireland. Focusing in particular on the 'lower ranks' of society, it explores this unusual phenomenon through analysis of contemporary writings and records of classical hedge schools

• | Author: Laurie O'Higgins
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: May 16, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 352 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0198767102
• | ISBN-13: 9780198767107