Golden Ages and Barbarous Nations: Antiquarian Debate and Cultural Politics in Ireland, C.1750-1800
(Part of the Critical Conditions: Field Day Essays and Monographs Series)
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It is often said that all history writing is political. This book, the first major study of Irish antiquarian and historical writing during the turbulent second half of the eighteenth century, demonstrates the truth of this maxim. It charts the ways in which contemporary politics, notably the Catholic question, legislative independence and the gathering agrarian and political crises from the late 1780s, shaped articulations of the remote and recent...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0268037213
ISBN13:9780268037215
Release Date:September 2004
Publisher:University of Notre Dame Press
Length:280 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.6" x 9.2"
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