The history and the culture of the Celtic peoples from pre-history to the Norman invasion.
Nora Chadwick Livres
Nora Kershaw Chadwick fut une érudite pionnière de la littérature celtique et orale. Son travail a exploré en profondeur l'essence de ces traditions anciennes. Chadwick a analysé les manières dont les récits et les mythes étaient transmis à travers les générations. Ses perspectives offrent de précieux aperçus sur le paysage de la culture littéraire européenne ancienne.
In tracing the period from prehistoric origins to the Norman invasion of Britain, Dillon and Chadwick achieve a masterly survey of the history and culture of the Celtic peoples. The origins of the Celts begins with a focus on ancient Gaul, with separate attention to British and Irish peoples. Though Celtic art is still valued today, part of our attraction is to its mystic quality; the authors demonstrate the particular genius of the Celts in their religion, literature, and visual arts.
The Druids
- 120pages
- 5 heures de lecture
Despite their great influence in prehistoric Europe, the knowledge and teaching of the druids was never committed to writing and so their prestige steadily declined. This study seeks to classify the evidence afresh and to place the druids in their historical setting.
The appearance of Nora Chadwick's book The Celts a quarter of a century ago was a milestone in Celtic Studies. It marked the culmination of a lifetime's study by one of our greatest Celtic scholars, a distillation of knowledge and wisdom presented with consummate ease to delight and inform fellow scholars and the general reader alike. It was then, and is still, a masterpiece and we are all indebted to its publishers for keeping the work in print. Nora Chadwick had an encyclopedic knowledge of the Celtic world but her particular interest lay in the later period when Celtic culture was restricted to the islands of Britain and Ireland and the peninsula of Brittany. For those of us approaching the Celts from the depths of prehistory this was the Celtic twilight, but in the hands of Nora Chadwick the twilight became an Indian summer - a period which saw a remarkable cultural flowering, with echoes reverberating deep from the past yet a distinct phenomenon with quality and energy of its own
Stories and Ballads of the far Past
- 266pages
- 10 heures de lecture
Focusing on early Russian written sources, this 1946 examination by Nora Kershaw Chadwick delves into the historical and literary significance of these texts. The book offers insights into the cultural and social contexts of early Russia, highlighting the development of its written tradition and its impact on the nation's history. Chadwick's analysis provides a foundational understanding of Russian literature and its evolution, making it a valuable resource for scholars and enthusiasts of Russian studies.
Sonderausgabe. 20 Bde. Illustr. cpl. in Kass.
