| Penal Era & Golden Age: Essays in Irish History, 1690-1800 Contributor(s): Bartlett, Thomas (Editor), Hayton, D. W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1903688361 ISBN-13: 9781903688366 Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Essays - History | Europe - Ireland |
| Dewey: 941.507 |
| Series: Ulster Historical Foundation Reprint |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 246 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1979 as a tribute to the late Professor J.C. Beckett, this volume of original essays on the history of 18th-century Ireland was conceived both as an exercise in revision, challenging accepted orthodoxies, and as an attempt to open up new areas of study in a period grown stale with competing cliches: the "penal era" for Catholic Ireland which was also the "golden age" of Protestant Ascendancy. As a collection, these essays may fairly be said to have inaugurated a new era in the writing of 18th-century Irish history, as well as launching the careers of a generation of young scholars, a number of whom have gone on to establish themselves as leading authorities in the period. 25 years on, the volume still stands as a landmark, the impact and freshness of the essays undiminished. |