Gaelic culture is famous all over the world - but what is it? This book is an engaging view of the story of music, language and the arts in Ireland from prehistory to the present day.The book is a lively journey through ancient and modern Irish culture. It covers
- the rich native tradition that existed in preChristian times
- the coming of Christianity in the fifth century
- IIreland's 'Golden Age' of art and literature
- the nineteenth-century Celtic revival
- the place of Irish writing in the English language
- how traditional dance has been modernised to create phenomena such as Riverdance and why this is so popular.
- ISBN10 0862785693
- ISBN13 9780862785697
- Publish Date 11 April 2000
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 5 October 2011
- Publish Country IE
- Imprint O'Brien Press Ltd
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 152
- Language English