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ISBN: 9780385418492

Book Title: How the Irish Saved Civilization : The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe

Item Length: 8in

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Publication Year: 1996

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 0.6in

Author: Thomas Cahill

Genre: Art, Education, Literary Criticism, Religion, Language Arts & Disciplines, History

Topic: Civilization, Ancient / General, Christianity / History, General, Library & Information Science / General, History / Medieval, Europe / Ireland, Books & Reading

Item Width: 5.2in

Item Weight: 7.5 Oz

Number of Pages: 256 Pages

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER . A book in the best tradition of popular history-the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. . The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift! Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars"-and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians. In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost-they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated. In the tradition of Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror, How The Irish Saved Civilization reconstructs an era that few know about but which is central to understanding our past and our cultural heritage. But it conveys its knowledge with a winking wit that aptly captures the sensibility of the unsung Irish who relaunched civilization.

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Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-10

0385418493

ISBN-13

9780385418492

eBay Product ID (ePID)

945619

Product Key Features

Book Title

How the Irish Saved Civilization : The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe

Author

Thomas Cahill

Format

Trade Paperback

Language

English

Topic

Civilization, Ancient / General, Christianity / History, General, Library & Information Science / General, History / Medieval, Europe / Ireland, Books & Reading

Publication Year

1996

Genre

Art, Education, Literary Criticism, Religion, Language Arts & Disciplines, History

Number of Pages

256 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length

8in

Item Height

0.6in

Item Width

5.2in

Weight

7.4 Oz

Item Weight

7.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Series Volume Number

Vol. 1

Lc Classification Number

Da930.5.C34 1995

Publication Date

1996-02-01

Reviews

"A lovely and engrossing tale . . . Graceful and instructive." --Richard Eder,Los Angeles Times "Cahill's lively prose breathes life into a 1,600-year-old history." --The Boston Globe Mr. Cahill's book will remain an entirely engaging, delectable voyage into th edistant past, a small treasure." --N.Y. Time, "Charming and poetic...an entirely engaging, delectable voyage into th edistant past, a small treasure." -- The New York Times "A lovely and engrossing tale . . . Graceful and instructive." --Richard Eder, Los Angeles Times "Cahill's lively prose breathes life into a 1,600-year-old history." -- The Boston Globe, "Charming and poetic...an entirely engaging, delectable voyage into th edistant past, a small treasure." - The New York Times "A lovely and engrossing tale . . . Graceful and instructive." -Richard Eder, Los Angeles Times "Cahill's lively prose breathes life into a 1,600-year-old history." - The Boston Globe, "Charming and poetic...an entirely engaging, delectable voyage into th edistant past, a small treasure." -The New York Times "A lovely and engrossing tale . . . Graceful and instructive." -Richard Eder,Los Angeles Times "Cahill's lively prose breathes life into a 1,600-year-old history." -The Boston Globe

1995

Lccn

94-028130

Dewey Decimal

941.5

Intended Audience

Trade

Series

The Hinges of History Ser., The Hinges of History

Dewey Edition

Illustrated

Yes

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