How the Irish Saved Civilization (By Thomas Cahill)

#ads Get premium access to stream any unabridged audiobook by starting your free trial: https://booksreader.space/al-6864/ Title: How the Irish Saved Civilization Author: Thomas Cahill Narrator: Donal Donnelly Format: Unabridged Length: 00:08:00 Release date: 02-22-01 Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 564 votes Genres: History Publisher's Summary: In this delightful and illuminating look into a crucial but little-known "hinge" of history, Thomas Cahill takes us to the "island of saints and scholars," the Ireland of St. Patrick and the Book of Kells. Here, far from the barbarian despoliation of the continent, monks and scribes laboriously, lovingly, even playfully preserved the West's written treasury. With the return of stability in Europe, these Irish scholars were instrumental in spreading learning. Thus the Irish not only were conservators of civilization, but became shapers of the medieval mind, putting their unique stamp on Western culture. Thanks to Thomas Cahill, this pivotal era is brought back to vibrant life, its personages portrayed in all their seemingly contemporary humanity, its issues simply and compellingly spelled out. How the Irish Saved Civilization will change forever the way we look at our past, and ourselves.