num_pages: 220
description: The director of the Ireland Literature Exchange in Dublin explores how the influential elite Irish bardic poets, the fileadha , responded to questions of political, cultural, and religious controversy during the period. He finds that they initiated a process of ideological re- evaluation that redefined indigenous communal notions of ethnicity, culture, and religion. His study challenges the modern perception of the bardic colleges as static and insulated. Excerpts are in both Irish and English. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: Poets and Politics: Continuity and Reaction in Irish Poetry, 1558-1625
titlecomplete: Poets and Politics: Continuity and Reaction in Irish Poetry, 1558-1625 (Critical Conditions)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr