ISBN10: 0385418493, ISBN13: 9780385418492, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 1996-02-01, New York] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1996]

ISBN10: 0385418493, ISBN13: 9780385418492, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Softcover 256 pages. NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A book in the best tra dition of popular history-the untold story of Ireland's role in m aintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. • The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift! Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aw are of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent h istory of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ire land, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would cr eate the conditions that allowed Ireland to become the isle of sa ints and scholars-and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians. In this entertaining and compe lling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evol ved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without I reland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did I rish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civili zation -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pa gan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost-they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the l iveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ire land. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European ...

ISBN10: 0385418493, ISBN13: 9780385418492, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Softcover THOMAS CAHILL&rsquos appealing approach to distant history won the attention of millions of readers in North America and beyond. Cahill is the author of six volumes in the Hinges of History series: How the Irish Saved Civilization,&#160The Gifts of the.
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 1996]
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ISBN10: 0385418493, ISBN13: 9780385418492, [publisher: Anchor February 1996] Softcover
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Very Good. 133mm / 203mm. Paperback. Date: 1996. 256 pages. <br>NATIONAL BESTSELLER &#8226; A book in the best tra dition of popular history-the untold story of Ireland's role in m aintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. &#8226; The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift! Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aw are ... . 1996. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 0385418493 9780385418492 [NZ]

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ISBN10: 0385418493, ISBN13: 9780385418492, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. NATIONAL BESTSELLER . A book in the best tradition of popular history-the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. . The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift!Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars"-and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians.In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost-they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task.As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from ...
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[Suffolk, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1996]
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