Irish migrations and classical antiquity /

"This open-access volume explores the reception of Graeco-Romano culture from Ireland's earliest medieval scholars such as Columbanus and John Scottus Eriugena to later writers including James Joyce, Seamus Heaney and Colm Tóibín. Migrations and classical antiquity have played a key interc...

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Other Authors: Torrance, Isabelle C. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.
Series:Classical diaspora.
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Summary:"This open-access volume explores the reception of Graeco-Romano culture from Ireland's earliest medieval scholars such as Columbanus and John Scottus Eriugena to later writers including James Joyce, Seamus Heaney and Colm Tóibín. Migrations and classical antiquity have played a key interconnected role for successive centuries in the experiences of the Irish diaspora, in the articulations of those experiences, as well as in the influences of Irish classicism abroad. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the European Research Council"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xix, 377 pages : illustrations (color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781350430426
1350430420
9781350430464
1350430463