The Last of the CeltsYale University Press, 2004 M01 1 - 398 pages A search for authentic Celtic culture and its scattered, endangered survivors Travelling throughout the remote Celtic world, award-winning author Marcus Tanner describes the relentless pressure on Celtic communities to assimilate and warns that a distinct Celtic identity may not survive for another generation--a sobering loss that would impoverish us all. "Tanner has concluded we must resign ourselves to the fact that Celticism is done, over, finis. He proves it in a very good and special book that every prodigal and true Celt should read and try to prove wrong."--Malachy McCourt, Washington Post Book World "Lively. . . . [A] thoughtful book."--Publishers Weekly "An exceptional journey into the remarkable cultural history of the Celtic people. . . . [Tanner's] experience reads like a travelogue and an insightful history with an emphasis on cultural heritage."--Raymond L. Flynn, Boston Sunday Herald "[An] angry, elegiac and meticulously researched book."--Christian Century |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Scottish Highlands The Ald Scottis toung | 29 |
Connemara A vague reverence for the Gaelic | 69 |
Belfast The liveliest Gaeltacht in Ireland | 112 |
The Isle of Man An iceberg floating into southern latitudes | 129 |
North Wales The dear old language of the country | 153 |
South Wales A rich culture long departed | 186 |
Cornwall Almost an island | 219 |
Brittany Plutôt comme une libération | 250 |
Cape Breton Truly highland in their ways | 285 |
Patagonia The survival of our race | 312 |
CONCLUSION | 344 |
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