From the Isles of Dream
Visionary Stories and Poems of the Celtic Renaissance
Published on 1. May 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-86315-523-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Celtic Renaissance of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries gave rise to a rich variety of inspired and poetical writings, drawing on traditional themes of mystical and visionary occurrences.
This selection, accompanied by evocative contemporary illustrations, includes poems and stories from many of the leading writers of the period, such as WB Yeats, George Macdonald, Fiona Macleod, AE, John Cowper Powys, James Stephens, Lord Dunsany, Kenneth Morris, Ella Young, and Edward Burne-Jones.
The Celtic Renaissance of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries gave rise to a rich variety of inspired and poetical writings, drawing on traditional themes of mystical and visionary occurrences.
This selection, accompanied by evocative contemporary illustrations, includes poems and stories from many of the leading writers of the period, such as WB Yeats, George Macdonald, Fiona Macleod, AE, John Cowper Powys, James Stephens, Lord Dunsany, Kenneth Morris, Ella Young, and Edward Burne-Jones.
This selection, accompanied by evocative contemporary illustrations, includes poems and stories from many of the leading writers of the period, such as WB Yeats, George Macdonald, Fiona Macleod, AE, John Cowper Powys, James Stephens, Lord Dunsany, Kenneth Morris, Ella Young, and Edward Burne-Jones.
The Celtic Renaissance of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries gave rise to a rich variety of inspired and poetical writings, drawing on traditional themes of mystical and visionary occurrences.
This selection, accompanied by evocative contemporary illustrations, includes poems and stories from many of the leading writers of the period, such as WB Yeats, George Macdonald, Fiona Macleod, AE, John Cowper Powys, James Stephens, Lord Dunsany, Kenneth Morris, Ella Young, and Edward Burne-Jones.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Illustrations
illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 154 mm
Weight
515 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86315-523-9 (9780863155239)
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John Matthews is an internationally renowned Celtic scholar and authority on the Western Mystery tradition and the Arthurian legend. He is the author of many books including The Western Way, The Grail : Quest for Eternal Life, and The Arthurian Tradition.
John Matthews is an internationally renowned Celtic scholar and authority on the Western Mystery tradition and the Arthurian legend. He is the author of many books including The Western Way, The Grail : Quest for Eternal Life, and The Arthurian Tradition.
John Matthews is an internationally renowned Celtic scholar and authority on the Western Mystery tradition and the Arthurian legend. He is the author of many books including The Western Way, The Grail : Quest for Eternal Life, and The Arthurian Tradition.