Icons of Irishness from the Middle Ages to the Modern World
eBook - PDF

Icons of Irishness from the Middle Ages to the Modern World

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Icons of Irishness from the Middle Ages to the Modern World

About this book

From majestic Celtic crosses to elaborate knotwork designs, visual symbols of Irish identity at its most medieval abound in contemporary culture.Consdering both scholarly and popular perspectives this book offers a commentary on the blending of pasts and presents that finds permanent visualization in these contemporary signs.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Author’s Note
  8. Introduction: Icons of Irishness
  9. 1. Visualizing Antiquity
  10. 2. Classifying Taste
  11. 3. Meet Me at the Fair
  12. 4. Keepsakes and Souvenirs
  13. 5. Proclaiming Independence, Expressing Solidarity
  14. Afterword: Specters and Apparitions
  15. Notes
  16. Selected Bibliography
  17. Index