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The Celtic Connection »
Authors: Glanville Price
ISBN-13: 9780861402489, ISBN-10: 0861402480
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: October 1994
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Glanville Price
Book Synopsis
The Celtic nations of Britanny, Cornwall, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Scotland and Wales, are well known for their literature, mythology, poetry and song. This volume is a study of the linguistic and literary achievements of those nations and provides a much-needed overview of the condition of all the Celtic languages.
Table of Contents
| Illustrations | ||
| Editorial Preface | ||
| Foreword: Brittany and Myself | ||
| A Note on References | ||
| Acknowledgements | ||
| 1 | The Celtic Languages | 1 |
| 2 | The Early Celts | 10 |
| 3 | The Irish Language | 30 |
| 4 | Early Irish Literature | 65 |
| 5 | Post-Norman Irish Literature | 81 |
| 6 | The Scottish Gaelic Language | 101 |
| 7 | Scottish Gaelic Literature | 131 |
| 8 | Manx Language and Literature | 154 |
| 9 | The Welsh Language, Its History and Structure | 171 |
| 10 | The Welsh Language Today | 206 |
| 11 | Welsh Literature | 216 |
| 12 | The Breton Language | 245 |
| 13 | Breton Literature | 276 |
| 14 | Cornish Language and Literature | 301 |
| 15 | The Celtic Connection Today | 315 |
| Appendix: Phonetic Script | 322 | |
| Notes on Contributors | 324 | |
| Index | 328 |
Subjects
History
Ancient History Celtic History
History European History British History - General & Miscellaneous
History European History Medieval History
History World History Civilization - History
Nonfiction Philosophy Linguistics & Semiotics
Philosophy Linguistics & Semiotics Philology
Nonfiction History Ancient History
Nonfiction History European History
Nonfiction History World History
Ancient History Celtic HistoryHistory
European History British History - General & MiscellaneousHistory
European History Medieval HistoryHistory
World History Civilization - HistoryNonfiction
Philosophy Linguistics & SemioticsPhilosophy
Linguistics & Semiotics PhilologyNonfiction
History Ancient HistoryNonfiction
History European HistoryNonfiction
History World History