Imagining Ireland's Pasts: Early Modern Ireland Through the Centuries

by Nicholas Canny

Book Overview

Imagining Ireland's Pasts describes how various authors addressed the history of early modern Ireland over four centuries and explains why they could not settle on an agreed narrative. It shows how conflicting interpretations broke frequently along denominational lines, but that authors were also influenced by ethnic, cultural, and political considerations, and by whether they were resident in Ireland or living in exile.

Imagining Ireland's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198911424
• ISBN13: 9780198911425
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 9.5"