Abstract
The article examines the work of the Irish historian Geoffrey Keating (1570-1644) 'Foras Feasa ar Éirinn', which narrated the history of ancient and medieval Ireland, as a specific format of memory. The author introduces two terms borrowed from Aleide Assmann - 'active memory' and 'archival memory'. On the basis of the analysis of the Keating's narrative the author concludes that 'Foras Feasa ar Éirinn' had a potential of acting as both active and arachival memory. First and foremost, Keating's work contributed to the formation of archival memory of Irish catholic consciousness and afterwards of Irish nationalism.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Dialog so Vremenem |
| Volume | 2016 |
| Issue | 56 |
| Pages (from-to) | 47-71 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| ISSN | 2073-7564 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- 'Foras Feasa ar Éirinn'
- 'Lebor Gabála Érenn'
- Active memory
- Archival memory
- Ethnic discourse in Ireland
- Geoffrey Keating
- Historical memory
- History-writing
- Ireland