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Title: Memory & Foresight in the Celtic World: Perspectives from the late medieval through modern periods
Author: BARROW LORNA G/WOODING JONATHAN M (EDS)
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 01/12/2020
Imprint: SYDNEY UNIVERSITY PRESS
Price: $40.00
Publishing status: Active
Memory and Foresight in the Celtic World delves deep into the experience of Celtic communities and individuals in the late medieval period through to the modern age.
Its thirteen essays range widely, from Scottish soldiers in France in the fifteenth century to Gaelic-speaking communities in rural New South Wales in the twentieth, and expatriate Irish dancers in the twenty-first. Connecting them are the recurring themes of memory and foresight: how have Celtic communities maintained connections to the past while keeping an eye on the future?
Chapters explore language loss and preservation in Celtic countries and among Celtic migrant communities, and the influence of Celtic culture on writers such as Dylan Thomas and James Joyce. In Australia, how have Irish, Welsh and Scottish migrants engaged with the politics and culture of their home countries, and how has the idea of a Celtic identity changed over time? Drawing on anthropology, architecture, history, linguistics, literature and philosophy, Memory and Foresight in the Celtic World offers diverse, thought provoking insights into Celtic culture and identity.
ISBN: 9781743327159
Dimension: 210mm X 148mm