The Celts: History, Life, and Culture [2 volumes]John T. Koch, Antone Minard Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2012 M08 8 - 992 pages This succinct, accessible two-volume set covers all aspects of Celtic historical life, from prehistory to the present day. The study of Celtic history has a wide international appeal, but unfortunately many of the available books on the subject are out-of-date, narrowly specialized, or contain incorrect information. Online information on the Celts is similarly unreliable. This two-volume set provides a well-written, up-to-date, and densely informative reference on Celtic history that is ideal for high school or college-aged students as well as general readers. The Celts: History, Life, and Culture uses a cross-disciplinary approach to explore all facets of this ancient society. The book introduces the archaeology, art history, folklore, history, linguistics, literature, music, and mythology of the Celts and examines the global influence of their legacy. Written entirely by acknowledged experts, the content is accessible without being simplistic. Unlike other texts in the field, The Celts: History, Life, and Culture celebrates all of the cultures associated with Celtic languages at all periods, providing for a richer and more comprehensive examination of the topic. |
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19th century ancient Annals Antone Minard appears areas Arthur Arthurian attested bardic bards battle Book Breton Britain British Brittany Brittany BREIZH bronze Brythonic burial Celtiberian CELTIC COUNTRIES Celtic languages Celts century BC Christian church Contae contemporary Cornish Cú Chulainn culture Cumbric Dál DÁL RIATA death druids earliest early Irish early medieval Eisteddfod English ÉRIU evidence example Gaul Gaulish Gododdin Gruffudd GWYNEDD Hallstatt hero Highland HISTORIA BRITTONUM inscriptions Ireland ÉIRE Ireland ÉRIU IRISH LITERATURE Iron Age island Isle John king kingdom known Koch La Tène late later Latin legend legendary linguistic literary LLYFR Llywelyn manuscript Manx modern Myrddin narrative Old Irish Old Welsh OTHERWORLD Owain period Pictish place-names poems poetry poets political prose Proto-Celtic region Roman saints Scotland ALBA Scottish Gaelic sources story surviving tale Taliesin Tène texts tion tradition translation ULAID ULSTER CYCLE verse Wales CYMRU Welsh language writing