The Irish classical self : poets and poor scholars in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries / Laurie O'Higgins.

First edition.

9780191821295 (electronic book)

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.

English

1 online resource.

LA669.61

370.941509033

'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.

'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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Classical presences.

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