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The Irish Classical Self: Poets and Poor Scholars in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries - Classical Presences O'Higgins, Laurie (Euterpe B. Dukakis Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies, Euterpe B. Dukakis Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies, Bates College)
The Irish Classical Self: Poets and Poor Scholars in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries - Classical Presences
O'Higgins, Laurie (Euterpe B. Dukakis Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies, Euterpe B. Dukakis Professor of Classical and Medieval Studies, Bates College)
The Irish Classical Self considers the role of classical languages and learning in the construction of cultural identities in eighteenth and nineteenth century Ireland. Focusing in particular on the "lower ranks" of society, it explores this unusual phenomenon through analysis of contemporary writings and records of classical hedge schools.
336 pages, 1 black-and-white illustration
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 16, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198767107 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 330 |
| Dimensions | 144 × 224 × 28 mm · 794 g |
| Language | English |