Elizabeth Boyle (2)
Author of Fierce Appetites: My Year of Untamed Thinking
For other authors named Elizabeth Boyle, see the disambiguation page.
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Grammatica, Gramadach and Gramadeg: Vernacular grammar and grammarians in medieval Ireland and Wales (Studies in the… (2016) — Contributor — 4 copies
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- MA in Celtic (Medieval), University of Glasgow
MPhil in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, University of Cambridge
PhD in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, University of Cambridge - Occupations
- historian
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- Irish Federation of University Teachers
Irish Association of Professional Historians
American Society for Irish Medieval Studies
Lecturer, Department of Early Irish at Maynooth University, Ireland
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Boyle clearly does academia very differently from me, and truth be told I don't think we'd click should we ever meet. I did, however, find myself admiring the passion that she brings to her scholarship, and the evident deep affection that she has for her subjects. She makes some incisive observations about history, and the past, and memory, and her prose is finely turned without being precious about it. This should appeal to a wide range of readers, and even if you're not overly interested in the Ireland of the Early Middle Ages, you might find yourself enjoying this.
(Minor note: I understand why the publishers probably felt like a cover with late medieval European art/motifs was the way to go in selling this book, but it does feel out of place with a book that largely focuses on the history of Ireland pre-1100.)… (more)