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A Literary History of Ireland, from Earliest Times to the Present Day — Douglas Hyde

A Literary History of Ireland, from Earliest Times to the Present Day

Douglas Hyde

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 706 pages

A Literary History of Ireland from Earliest Times to the Present Day is a survey of literature in the Irish language by Douglas Hyde, a scholar and key figure in the Gaelic revival. It traces the tradition from early sagas and poetry to later centuries, offering context for readers interested in Ireland's Gaelic heritage.

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A Literary History of Ireland

From Earliest Times to the Present Day

By

Douglas Hyde, LL.D., M.R.I.A.

[An Craoibhín Aoibhinn]

[1899]

frontispiece

CASE OF MOLAISE'S GOSPELS

DEDICATION.

TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GAELIC LEAGUE, THE ONLY BODY IN IRELAND WHICH

APPEARS TO REALISE THE FACT THAT IRELAND HAS A PAST, HAS A HISTORY, HAS

A LITERATURE, AND THE ONLY BODY IN IRELAND WHICH SEEKS TO RENDER THE

PRESENT A RATIONAL CONTINUATION OF THE PAST,

I DEDICATE

THIS ATTEMPT AT A REVIEW OF THAT LITERATURE WHICH DESPITE ITS PRESENT

NEGLECTED POSITION THEY FEEL AND KNOW TO BE A TRUE POSSESSION OF

NATIONAL IMPORTANCE.

DO CHONNRADH NA GAELDHEILGE.

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Contents

  1. A Literary History of Ireland
  2. From Earliest Times to the Present Day
  3. Douglas Hyde, LL.D., M.R.I.A.
  4. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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