How The Irish Saved Civilization
The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
Sinopsis
Shamelessly engaging, effortlessly scholarly, utterly refreshing
Thomas Keneally, author of Schindlers Ark
A small treasure
New York Times
This sweepingly confident overview is more entertainingly told than any previous account
Sunday Telegraph
Ireland played the central role in maintaining European culture when the dark ages settled on Europe in the fifth century: as Rome was sacked by Visigoths and its empire collapsed, Ireland became the isle of saints and scholars that enabled the classical and religious heritage to be saved.
In his compelling and entertaining narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Irish monks and scrines copied the mauscripts of both pagan and Christian writers, including Homer and Aristotle, while libraries on the continent were lost forever. Bringing the past and its characters to life, Cahill captures the sensibility of the unsung Irish who relaunched civilisation.
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Ficha Técnica
Editorial: Sceptre
ISBN: 9781444719758
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 272
Fecha de lanzamiento: 01/09/2011
Año de edición: 2003
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