The Harp and the Constitution: Myths of Celtic and Gothic Origin (National Cultivation of Culture, 11)

This co-authored book is based on the proceedings of a conference, 'Celtic Romanticism and the Gothic Revival', which was held at the University of Bristol on 15th to 16th January 2005. 'Celtic' and 'Gothic' both words refer today to both ancient tribes and modern styles. 'Celtic' is associated with harp music, native knitwear, and spirituality; 'Gothic' with medieval cathedrals, rock bands, and horror fiction. The eleven essays collected together here chart some of the curious and unexpected ways in which the Celts and the Goths were appropriated and reinvented in Britain and other European countries through the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries - becoming not just mythologised races, but lending their names to abstract principles and entire value systems. Contributed by experts in literature, archaeology, history, and Celtic studies, the essays range from broad surveys to specific case-studies, and together demonstrate the complicated interplay that has always existed between 'Celticism' and 'Gothicism'. Celtic And Gothic : Both Words Refer Today To Both Ancient Tribes And Modern Styles. 'celtic' Is Associated With Harp Music, Native Knitwear, And Spirituality; 'gothic' With Medieval Cathedrals, Rock Bands, And Horror Fiction. The Eleven Essays Collected Together Here Chart Some Of The Curious And Unexpected Ways In Which The Celts And The Goths Were Appropriated And Reinvented In Britain And Other European Countries Through The Eighteenth, Nineteenth, And Twentieth Centuries--becoming Not Just Mythologised Races, But Lending Their Names To Abstract Principles And Entire Value Systems. Contributed By Experts In Literature, Archaeology, History, And Celtic Studies, The Essays Range From Broad Surveys To Specific Case-studies, And Together Demonstrate The Complicated Interplay That Has Always Existed Between 'celticism' And 'gothicism'. Contributors Are: John Collis, Robert Demaria, Tom Duggett, Tim Fulford, Nick Groom, Amy Hale, Ronald Hutton, Joep Leerssen, Dafydd Moore, Joanne Parker, Juan Zarandona--provided By Publisher. Myths Of Celtic And Gothic Origin : An Introduction / Joanne Parker -- Part 1. The Gothic -- Tribal Ancestors And Moral Role Patterns / Joep Leerssen -- Eighteenth-century Gothic Before The Castle Of Otranto / Nick Groom -- Johnson And The Teutonic Roots Of English / Robert Demaria -- Wordsworth's Gothic Education / Tom Duggett -- A Tale Of Two Kings : The Celtic Arthur And The Gothic Alfred / Joanne Parker -- Part 2. The Celtic -- The Rediscovery Of The British Druids / Ronald Hutton -- Ossianism And The Arthurian Revival : The Case Of Richard Hole's Arthur; Or The Northern Enchantment (1789) / Dafydd Moore -- Strange Meetings : The Romantic Poets And The Stone Circles Of The Lake District / Tim Fulford -- Reigning With Swords Of Meteoric Iron : Archangel Michael And The British New Jerusalem / Amy Hale -- From Pondal (1835-1917) To Cabanillas (1876-1956) : Ossian And Arthur In The Making Of A Celtic Galicia / Juan Miguel Zarandona -- The Role Of Alesia, Bibracte And Gergovia In The Mythology Of The French State / John Collis. Edited By Joanne Parker. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 229-249) And Index. Acknowledgements ix List of Illustrations x Notes on Contributors xi Myths of Celtic and Gothic Origin: An Introduction / Joanne Parker 1 Part 1. The Gothic 1. Tribal Ancestors and Moral Role Patterns / Joep Leerssen 13 2. Eighteenth-Century Gothic before 'The Castle of Otranto' / Nick Groom 26 3. Johnson and the Teutonic Roots of English / Robert DeMaria, Jr. 47 4. Wordsworth’s Gothic Education / Tom Duggett 66 5. A Tale of Two Kings: The 'Celtic' Arthur and the 'Gothic' Alfred / Joanne Parker 97 Part 2. The Celtic 6. The Rediscovery of the British Druids / Ronald Hutton 119 7. Ossianism and the Arthurian Revival: The Case of Richard Hole’s 'Arthur; or the Northern Enchantment' (1789) / Dafydd Moore 134 8. Strange Meetings: the Romantic Poets and the Stone Circles of the Lake District / Tim Fulford 156 9. Reigning with Swords of Meteoric Iron: Archangel Michael and the British New Jerusalem / Amy Hale 174 10. From Pondal (1835–1917) to Cabanillas (1876–1956): Ossian and Arthur in the Making of a Celtic Galicia / Juan Miguel Zarandona 189 11. The Role of Alesia, Bibracte and Gergovia in the Mythology of the French State / John Collis 209 Select Bibliography 229 Index 250 'Celtic' and 'Gothic' both words refer today to both ancient tribes and modern styles. 'Celtic' is associated with harp music, native knitwear, and spirituality; 'Gothic' with medieval cathedrals, rock bands, and horror fiction. The eleven essays collected together here chart some of the curious and unexpected ways in which the Celts and the Goths were appropriated and reinvented in Britain and other European countries through the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries - becoming not just mythologised races, but lending their names to abstract principles and entire value systems. Contributed by experts in literature, archaeology, history, and Celtic studies, the essays range from broad surveys to specific case-studies, and together demonstrate the complicated interplay that has always existed between 'Celticism' and 'Gothicism'. Contributors are: John Collis, Robert DeMaria, Jr., Tom Duggett, Tim Fulford, Nick Groom, Amy Hale, Ronald Hutton, Joep Leerssen, Dafydd Moore, Joanne Parker, Juan Miguel Zarandona.