• Introduction ; 1. Political and Cultural Background ; 2. Literary and Intellectual Culture in the Gaelic World ; 3. Scotland and Ireland: The Vision of Bardic Poetry ; 4. Separation and Breakdown ; Conclusion ; Appendixes ; Bibliography ; Indexes

A valuable study of the late medieval period which makes extensive use of bardic poetry to challenge the accepted view of Gaelic Scotland and Ireland as representing a 'culture-province' during the later middle ages.

• Introduction ; 1. Political and Cultural Background ; 2. Literary and Intellectual Culture in the Gaelic World ; 3. Scotland and Ireland: The Vision of Bardic Poetry ; 4. Separation and Breakdown ; Conclusion ; Appendixes ; Bibliography ; Indexes

A valuable study of the late medieval period which makes extensive use of bardic poetry to challenge the accepted view of Gaelic Scotland and Ireland as representing a 'culture-province' during the later middle ages.

• Introduction ; 1. Political and Cultural Background ; 2. Literary and Intellectual Culture in the Gaelic World ; 3. Scotland and Ireland: The Vision of Bardic Poetry ; 4. Separation and Breakdown ; Conclusion ; Appendixes ; Bibliography ; Indexes

A valuable study of the late medieval period which makes extensive use of bardic poetry to challenge the accepted view of Gaelic Scotland and Ireland as representing a 'culture-province' during the later middle ages.