The Poetry of the Celtic Races, and Other Studies

by Ernest Renan

1896. Contents: introduction; poetry of the Celtic races; what is a nation; Islamism and science; farewell to Tourgenief; deity of the bourgeois; intolerance in skepticism; Marcus Aurelius; Spinoza; Henri-Frederic Amiel; notes.

Genres: Nonfiction

226 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1896

About the author

Joseph Ernest Renan was a French expert of Middle East ancient languages and civilizations (philology), philosopher, historian, and writer, devoted to his native province of Brittany. He is best known for his influential historical works on early Christianity, and his political theories, especially concerning nationalism and national identity. Renan is credited as being among the first scholars to advance the Khazar theory, which held that Ashkenazi Jews were descendants of Turkic peoples who had adopted Jewish religion and migrated to Western Europe following the collapse of their khanate.