Description: How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe - Thomas Cahill NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A book in the best tradition of popular history--the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. - The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift! Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars"--and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians. In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost--they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated. In the tradition of Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror, How The Irish Saved Civilization reconstructs an era that few know about but which is central to understanding our past and our cultural heritage. But it conveys its knowledge with a winking wit that aptly captures the sensibility of the unsung Irish who relaunched civilization. Book is in good used condition.No tears or written on pages.Soft Cover Free Shipping
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Book Title: How the Irish Saved Civilization
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Item Length: 8in
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults
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Edition: First Edition
Vintage: No
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Publication Year: 1996
Type: Picture Book
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Era: 1990s
Item Height: 0.6in
Author: Thomas Cahill
Personalized: No
Genre: Art, Education, Literary Criticism, Religion, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
Topic: Civilization, Ancient / General, Christianity / History, General, Library & Information Science / General, History / Medieval, Europe / Ireland, Books & Reading
Item Width: 5.2in
Item Weight: 7.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
