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The Literature of the Celts

The Literature of the Celts

by Magnus Maclean

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Author
Maclean, Magnus, 1857-1937
Title
The literature of the Celts
Original Publication
London: Blackie and Son Limited, 1926.
Credits
Richard Tonsing, Charlene Taylor, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
PB: Language and Literatures: General works
Subject
Ireland -- In literature
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 76961
Release Date
September 30, 2025
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE LITERATURE OF THE CELTS
  2. 2.PREFACE
  3. 3.CONTENTS
  4. 4.CHAPTER I THE ARRIVAL OF THE CELT IN HISTORY AND LITERATURE
  5. 5.CHAPTER II ST. PATRICK, THE PIONEER OF CELTIC WRITERS
  6. 6.CHAPTER III ST. COLUMBA AND THE DAWN OF LETTERS IN SCOTLAND
  7. 7.CHAPTER IV ADAMNAN’S “VITA COLUMBÆ”
  8. 8.CHAPTER V THE BOOK OF DEER
  9. 9.CHAPTER VI THE MS. LEGACY OF THE PAST
  10. 10.CHAPTER VII THE SCOTTISH COLLECTION OF CELTIC MSS.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VIII THE MYTHOLOGICAL CYCLE
  12. 12.CHAPTER IX THE HEROIC CYCLE
  13. 13.CHAPTER X THE OSSIANIC CYCLE
  14. 14.CHAPTER XI THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORSE INVASIONS ON GAELIC LITERATURE
  15. 15.CHAPTER XII THE FOUR ANCIENT BOOKS OF WALES
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIII CELTIC LITERARY REVIVALS
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIV HIGHLAND BARDS BEFORE THE FORTY-FIVE
  18. 18.CHAPTER XV THE INFLUENCE OF THE CHURCH ON GAELIC LITERATURE
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVI THE INFLUENCE OF CELTIC, ON ENGLISH LITERATURE
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVII THE PRINTED LITERATURE OF THE SCOTTISH GAEL
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII THE MASTER GLEANERS OF GAELIC POETRY
  22. 22.CHAPTER XIX THE MASTER SCHOLARS OF CELTIC LITERATURE
  23. 23.INDEX OF NAMES
  24. 24.INDEX OF SUBJECTS

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