Project Gutenberg 2024-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 345 MacNeill, Nigel 1853 1910 The literature of the Highlanders : $b a history of Gaelic literature from the earliest times to the present day $aInverness :$bJohn Noble, $c1892. Charlene Taylor, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Literature of the Highlanders: A History of Gaelic Literature from the Earliest Times to the Present Day" by Nigel MacNeill is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book serves as a comprehensive examination of Gaelic literature, aiming to document its evolution from ancient times to the contemporary period, while addressing the contributions of various Gaelic poets and writers. The opening of the book establishes its importance as the first complete history of Gaelic literature, acknowledging the author's debt to previous scholars in this field. MacNeill outlines his motivations for exploring this subject, highlighting both a personal connection to Gaelic culture and a desire to correct misconceptions regarding Gaelic literature's richness and significance. He introduces key themes, such as the intersection of Christianity and Gaelic literature, and alludes to the historical figures, like Ossian and the bards of the Féinne, who significantly influenced the narrative of Gaelic heritage. Overall, the beginning sets a scholarly tone that underscores the book's goal of illuminating the overlooked treasures of Gaelic literary tradition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/literatureofhigh00macn/page/n7/mode/2up 20211204210218macneill 1892 GB Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Scottish Gaelic literature -- History and criticism PB Text 1134504 2025-06-29T10:52:07.078557 text/html 1090553 2024-10-03T10:02:02 text/html 950607 2025-06-29T10:52:24.359448 application/epub+zip 959375 2025-06-29T10:52:10.370530 application/epub+zip 515246 2025-06-29T10:52:08.642538 application/epub+zip 1685563 2025-06-29T10:52:33.399412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1623043 2025-06-29T10:52:22.716449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 850830 2025-06-29T10:52:03.895555 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 830815 2024-10-03T10:02:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15535 2025-06-29T10:52:33.561403 application/rdf+xml 10623 2025-06-29T10:52:09.103561 image/jpeg 1793 2025-06-29T10:52:08.945516 image/jpeg 990293 2025-06-29T10:52:07.178541 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog