Treasury Of Irish Religious Verse

Author : Stopford Augustus Brooke
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330183663
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book A Treasury of Irish Poetry in the English Tongue written by Stopford Augustus Brooke and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Treasury of Irish Poetry in the English Tongue The position which Ireland holds in the literature of the world is beginning to be understood at last. In the nineteenth century, Ireland, slowly relieved from the oppression which forbade her very speech and denied education to her native intelligence, made known to scholars and the friends of literature the imaginative work she had done in the past. England, who for many years encouraged the cry - Can any good come out of Ireland? - has shown little interest in that work, and the class which in Ireland calls itself cultivated has shown even less interest than England. A few Celtic scholars, many of whom are quite unknown to fame; and a few 'rebellious persons,' who having no chance with the sword grasped the pen began - this labour of love. They awakened little excitement in Trinity College, Dublin, but they did stir up Continental scholars; and that which an Irish University on the whole neglected, was done by German and French professors and students with system, accuracy, and enthusiasm. Moreover, the modem school of critical historians in England and the Continent soon recognised and proclaimed the originating and inspiring work by which Ireland; in ancient days, had awakened England and Europe into intellectual, artistic, and religious life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.