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A selection of inspired and poetical writings drawing on traditional themes of mystical and visionary occurences.
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.
Author
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.
Links
Unfortunately this book is now out of print. You may enjoy more books by John Matthews:
Sources of the Grail
Within the Hollow Hills: An Anthology of New Celtic Writing
