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050 4 _aPB
100 1 _aMacNeill, Nigel,
_d1853-1910
245 1 4 _aThe literature of the Highlanders
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2024-10-03
508 _aCharlene Taylor, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Literature of the Highlanders: A History of Gaelic Literature from the Earliest Times to the Present Day" by Nigel MacNeill is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book serves as a comprehensive examination of Gaelic literature, aiming to document its evolution from ancient times to the contemporary period, while addressing the contributions of various Gaelic poets and writers. The opening of the book establishes its importance as the first complete history of Gaelic literature, acknowledging the author's debt to previous scholars in this field. MacNeill outlines his motivations for exploring this subject, highlighting both a personal connection to Gaelic culture and a desire to correct misconceptions regarding Gaelic literature's richness and significance. He introduces key themes, such as the intersection of Christianity and Gaelic literature, and alludes to the historical figures, like Ossian and the bards of the Féinne, who significantly influenced the narrative of Gaelic heritage. Overall, the beginning sets a scholarly tone that underscores the book's goal of illuminating the overlooked treasures of Gaelic literary tradition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cInverness: John Noble, 1892
653 _aScottish Gaelic literature -- History and criticism
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/literatureofhigh00macn/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74510
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