
Classics and Irish Politics, 1916-2016
Title:
Classics and Irish Politics, 1916-2016
Author:
Series (if any):
Classical Presences
Edited by:
O'Rourke, Donncha (Senior Lecturer in Classics, Lecturer in Classics, University of Edinburgh)
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
492 pages
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13:
9780198864486
EAN:
9780198864486
Publication Date:
28/10/2020
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
1028
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
This interdisciplinary collection, written by experts in their fields, addresses how models from ancient Greece and Rome have permeated Irish political discourse in the century since 1916. Topics covered include the reception and rejection of classical culture in Ireland; and the politics of Irish language engagement with Greek and Roman models.











