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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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How the Irish Saved Civilization, Thomas Cahill
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- Released
- 1995
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- Title
- How the Irish Saved Civilization
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Thomas Cahill
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Released
- 1995
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN10
- 0340637870
- ISBN13
- 9780340637876
- Series
- The Hinges of History
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Topics, Religion, Science, Education & School System, Europe, History of Europe, Ireland, Culture, Irish Literature, Early Middle Ages
- First published
- 1994
- Original title
- How the Irish Saved Civilization
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- 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.