On the Study of Celtic Literature.
by Arnold, Matthew
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
65, Cornhill, London, UK: Smith, Elder and Company, 1867. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. xviii + 181 pp Introduction, text Previous owner's inked dedication on t.p. 'Herminn from Bee, April 27th, 1884' Previous owner's bookplate inside fr pastedown,. Else unmarked. Binding tight. Reprinted in book form from Cornhill Magazine. Smooth dark gray e.p.'s, very slight splits to gutter hinge, less than 1" in fr & almost 2" along rear. 5.8 x 8.5" brown cloth boards with gilt design & letters to fr cover and spine. in glassine wrapper.
Synopsis
On the Study of Celtic Literature Arnold was influenced by his Celtic studies and wrote four lectures titled “On the Study of Celtic Literature” that appeared first in Cornhill Magazine in 1866 and in book-form in 1867. Arnold's lectures argue that the Celts are an Indo-European race and not therefore ‘unassimilable’; postulated the unification of the British Isles as an English-speaking people; defined the Celtic spirit, and all the while denying its capacity for self-government.
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- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006955
- Title
- On the Study of Celtic Literature.
- Author
- Arnold, Matthew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder and Company
- Place of Publication
- 65, Cornhill, London, UK
- Date Published
- 1867
- Keywords
- Matthew Arnold - professor of poetry at University of Oxford
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERARY CRITICISM;
- Size
- Octavo
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