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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Celts: Uncovering the Mythic and Historic Origins of Western Culture (1967)di Jean Markale
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I felt that this was a very interesting read. I love learning about the Celts, and this book was no exception. However, I did feel like the chapters were a little long for such a short book. I think this is a good introductory read for those who are interested in the Celts and/or Celtic history. ( ) "The Celts" is a Romantic excursion through Celtic and Romano-Celtic history and tragedy and myth, which tries hard to avoid drawing any dividing lines. Accepted history blends into epic exaggeration; heroic parallels are found for figures and events known from Livy, Caesar and the Greek historians; the Celtic Twilight thickens with every page. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
While historians have tended to accord the Celts a place of minor significance in comparison to the Romans, The Celts firmly aligns the Celtic peoples as the primary European precedent to the Greco-Roman hegemony, restoring this culture to its true importance in the development of European civilization. An expert in Celtic studies, Markale regards myth as a branch of history, and explores mythological material to reveal the culture that gave rise to it. The alternative historical vision that emerges is both convincing and exciting. * One of the most comprehensive treatments of Celtic civilization ever written. * A cornerstone of Western civilization and the major source of its social, political, and literary values, Celtic civilization occupied the whole of Western Europe for more than a millennium. * Unlike the Middle Eastern forerunners of the Greco-Roman world, Celtic civilization is still alive today. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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