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OverviewNarcissus Marsh (1638-1696) was an English clergyman who spent his later life in Ireland, initially as provost of Trinity College, Dublin, and ultimately as Archbishop of Armagh. Despised by Jonathan Swift for his pietism and timidity, his achievements as churchman and scholar were impressive. Marsh's recollections, begun in 1690 and continued in diary form up to 1696, are by no means the pious platitudes of a conventional 17th-century clergyman. With sometimes startling candour, he recounts dreams and anecdotes revealing his struggle against worldly temptations, his resolute rejection of prospective wives and his preoccupation with science, music and the defence of learning in the anarchic context of Williamite revolution. The religious and political contexts are authoritatively reconstructed in the editor's introduction. Transcribed from an early manuscript copy, and supplemented by correspondence and contemporary assessments, Marsh's recollections illuminate a lost spiritual world. Their publication marks the tercentenary of the famous Dublin library which bears his name. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Narcissus Marsh , Raymond Gillespie , David FitzpatrickPublisher: Cork University Press Imprint: Cork University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.120kg ISBN: 9781859183380ISBN 10: 1859183387 Pages: 100 Publication Date: 28 May 2003 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationRaymond Gillespie teaches history at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland. His books include Colonial Ulster: The Settlement of East Ulster, 1600-1641 (Cork University Press, 1985) Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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