Darwin's Bards - British and American Poetry in the Age of Evolution

Is a Darwinian universe necessarily a godless one? What might Darwinism tell us about the nature of God? Is Darwinism compatible with immortality, and if not, how can we face death or the loss of those we love? Darwin's Bards is the first comprehensive study in more than fifty years to examine how poets have responded to the ideas of Darwin. John Holmes argues that poetry can have a profound impact on how we think and feel about the Darwinian condition. What is our own place in the Darwinian universe, and our ecological role here on earth?

Interspersed with anecdotes of, and occasional observations on, the music of Ireland. Also, an historical and descriptive account of the musical instruments of the ancient Irish. And an appendix, containing several biographical and other papers, with select Irish melodies.

By Joseph C. Walker, member of the royal Irish academy.
Книга содержит очерки и эссе о старинной музыке Ирландии, биографии известных бардов, тексты поэм на английском и гэльском языках, описания и исторический обзор музыкальных инструментов древних ирландцев (труба и кельтская арфа), а также нотные записи избранных ирландских мелодий. Эта книга будет интересна изучающим английский язык и литературу, европейскую культуру в целом и кельтскую - в частности.