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Book Synopsis
* A revealing look at the Renaissance in Ireland, Wales and Scotland. * Written by leading scholars in the field. * Covers a wide range of topics, such as the printing press and book trade in Reformation Scotland, and the debate between the old and the new in Welsh poetry.

Table of Contents
Note from the Series Editor.

Preface.

Chapters.

1. Richard Stanihurst’s De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis (John Barry).

2. John Owen the Epigrammatist: A Library and Historical Context (Byron Harries).

3. The Poetic Debate of Edmwnd Prys and Wiliam Cynwal (Gruffydd Aled Williams).

4. Classical Voices in Buchanan’s Hexameter Psalm Paraphrases (Roger P.H. Green).

5. A Spirit of Literature - Melville, Baille, Wodrow and a Cast of Thousands: The Clergy in Scotland’s Long Renaissance (Alastair J. Mann).

Index.

The Renaissance and the Celtic Countries

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 1 February 2004
      ISBN-13 9781405120630
      978-1405120630
      ISBN-10 1405120630
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      Literary studies: ancient, classical

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      * A revealing look at the Renaissance in Ireland, Wales and Scotland. * Written by leading scholars in the field. * Covers a wide range of topics, such as the printing press and book trade in Reformation Scotland, and the debate between the old and the new in Welsh poetry.

      Table of Contents
      Note from the Series Editor.

      Preface.

      Chapters.

      1. Richard Stanihurst’s De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis (John Barry).

      2. John Owen the Epigrammatist: A Library and Historical Context (Byron Harries).

      3. The Poetic Debate of Edmwnd Prys and Wiliam Cynwal (Gruffydd Aled Williams).

      4. Classical Voices in Buchanan’s Hexameter Psalm Paraphrases (Roger P.H. Green).

      5. A Spirit of Literature - Melville, Baille, Wodrow and a Cast of Thousands: The Clergy in Scotland’s Long Renaissance (Alastair J. Mann).

      Index.

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