Celtic Identity and the British Image

by Murray G.H. Pittock and Murray Pittock

Book Overview

This work explores the idea of the Celt and the definition of the so-called "Celtic Fringe" over the last 300 years. It is an in-depth study of the literary and cultural representation of Ireland, Scotland and Wales over this period, and is based on a wide-ranging grasp of issues of national identity and state formation. The idea of the Celt and Celticism is once again highly fashionable. Is there such a common Celtic heritage? What is the place of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719058260
• ISBN13: 9780719058264
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"