Literacy and identity in early Medieval Ireland /

Much of our knowledge of early medieval Ireland comes from the rich literature written in a variety of genres and in two languages, Irish and Latin. Who wrote this literature and what role did they play within society? What did the introduction and expansion of literacy mean in a culture where the v...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnston, Elva
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge [England] : Boydell Press, 2013.
Colección:Studies in Celtic history ; 33.
Temas:
To 1500
Literacy > Social aspects > Ireland > History > To 1500.
Irish literature > To 1100 > History and criticism.
Latin literature, Medieval and modern > Ireland > History and criticism.
National characteristics, Irish, in literature.
Monastic and religious life > Ireland > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Monastic and religious life > Ireland > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Littérature irlandaise > Jusqu'à 1100 > Histoire et critique.
Littérature latine médiévale et moderne > Irlande > Histoire et critique.
Vie religieuse et monastique > Irlande > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Vie religieuse et monastique > Irlande > Histoire > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Civilization
Irish literature
Latin literature, Medieval and modern
Literacy > Social aspects
Monastic and religious life > Early church
Monastic and religious life > Middle Ages
National characteristics, Irish, in literature
Ireland > Civilization > To 1172.
Irlande > Civilisation > Jusqu'à 1172.
Ireland
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Irish Literacy in a Late Antique Context
  • The Island and the World: Irish Responses to Literacy c. 600-850
  • The Island as the World: Community and Identity c. 750-950
  • Changing Patterns of Monastic Literacy c. 800-1000
  • Circuits of Learning and Literature c. 700-1000
  • Literacy, Orality and Identity: The Secondary-Oral Context
  • Appendix: The Chronicles as a Record of Literacy, 797-1002.

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