How the Irish Saved Civilization

The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe

audio cassette

English language

Published Sept. 14, 1999 by Random House Audio.

ISBN:
978-0-553-50240-4
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OCLC Number:
42581767

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How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill

I have a problem with the fact that the Irish were barely mentioned before page 70, that the author's main point didn't emerge until page 183 (this in a book of only 250 pages), and that the final 50 pages of core subject matter felt rushed. Also, the Irish didn't save civilisation in general as the title seems to say - they played a critical role in preserving Greek and Roman writings.

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Subjects

  • History
  • Medieval, 500-1500
  • Europe - General
  • Books
  • Unabridged Audio - History
  • Learning and scholarship
  • Audio Adult: Other
  • Ireland
  • Europe - Ireland
  • Civilization
  • History / Ireland
  • Study and teaching
  • 400-1400
  • Civilization, Classical