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Author : Katharine Mary Briggs
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0415286018
This remarkable book explores the history of fairies in literature and tradtion.
Author : Sophia Morrison
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752420142
Reproduction of the original: Manx Fairy Tales by Sophia Morrison
Author : John Rhys
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 701 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781613102183
TOWARDS the close of the seventies I began to collect Welsh folklore. I did so partly because others had set the example elsewhere, and partly in order to see whether Wales could boast of any story-tellers of the kind that delight the readers of Campbell'sPopular Tales of the West Highlands. I soon found what I was not wholly unprepared for, that as a rule I could not get a single story of any length from the mouths of any of my fellow countrymen, but a considerable number of bits of stories. In some instances these were so scrappy that it took me years to discover how to fit them into their proper context; but, speaking generally, I may say, that, as the materials, such as they were, accumulated, my initial difficulties disappeared. I was, however, always a little afraid of refreshing my memory with the legends of other lands lest I should read into those of my own, ideas possibly foreign to them. While one is busy collecting, it is safest probably not to be too much engaged in comparison: when the work of collecting is done that of comparing may begin. But. after all I have not attempted to proceed very far in that direction, only just far enough to find elucidation here and there for the meaning of items of folklore brought under my notice. To have gone further would have involved me in excursions hopelessly beyond the limits of my undertaking, for comparative folklore has lately assumed such dimensions, that it seems best to leave it to those who make it their special study.
Author : John Rhys
Publisher : OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS MDCCCCI
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
The materials crowded into the earlier chapters mark out the stories connected with the fairies, whether of the lakes or of the dry land, as the richest lode to be exploited in the mine of Celtic folklore. That work is attempted in the later chapters; and the analysis of what may briefly be described as the fairy lore given in the earlier ones carries with it the means of forcing the conviction, that the complex group of ideas identified with the little people is of more origins than one; in other words, that it is drawn partly from history and fact, and partly from the world of imagination and myth. The latter element proves on examination to be inseparably connected with certain ancient beliefs in divinities and demons associated, for instance, with lakes, rivers, and floods. Accordingly, this aspect of fairy lore has been dealt with in chapters vi and vii: the former is devoted largely to the materials themselves, while the latter brings the argument to a conclusion as to the intimate connexion of the fairies with the water-world. Then comes the turn of the other kind of origin to be discussed, namely, that which postulates the historical existence of the fairies as a real race on which have been lavishly superinduced various impossible attributes. This opens up a considerable vista into the early ethnology of these islands, and it involves a variety of questions bearing on the fortunes here of other races. In the series which suggests itself the fairies come first as the oldest and lowest people: then comes that which I venture to call Pictish, possessed of a higher civilization and of warlike instincts. Next come the earlier Celts of the Goidelic branch, the traces, linguistic and other, of whose presence in Wales have demanded repeated notice; and last of all come the other Celts, the linguistic [xii]ancestors of the Welsh and all the other speakers of Brythonic. The development of these theses, as far as folklore supplies materials, occupies practically the remaining five chapters. Among the subsidiary questions raised may be instanced those of magic and the origin of druidism; not to mention a neglected aspect of the Arthurian legend, the intimate association of the Arthur of Welsh folklore and tradition with Snowdon, and Arthur’s attitude towards the Goidelic population in his time.
Author : John Rhys
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781473352438
A historical collection of the many wonderful folk tales from the Isle of Man. First published in 1901, John Rhys recorded these fascinating folk tales from the Isle of Man, featuring many ancient superstitions and traditional customs. Explore this captivating corner of Celtic legend within this volume.
Author : John Kruse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1838418539
The Isle of Man is full of faery beings. In a concentrated area, it has all the most fascinating supernatural creatures of the British Isles, not just fairies, but various goblins, faery beasts and mermaids. It provides a fascinating case study of the wider wonders of British faery-lore, a kind of microcosm of Britain's faeries.
Author : Richard Sugg
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780239422
Don’t be fooled by Tinkerbell and her pixie dust—the real fairies were dangerous. In the late seventeenth century, they could still scare people to death. Little wonder, as they were thought to be descended from the Fallen Angels and to have the power to destroy the world itself. Despite their modern image as gauzy playmates, fairies caused ordinary people to flee their homes out of fear, to revere fairy trees and paths, and to abuse or even kill infants or adults held to be fairy changelings. Such beliefs, along with some remarkably detailed sightings, lingered on in places well into the twentieth century. Often associated with witchcraft and black magic, fairies were also closely involved with reports of ghosts and poltergeists. In literature and art, the fairies still retained this edge of danger. From the wild magic of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, through the dark glamour of Keats, Christina Rosetti’s improbably erotic poem “Goblin Market,” or the paintings inspired by opium dreams, the amoral otherness of the fairies ran side-by-side with the newly delicate or feminized creations of the Victorian world. In the past thirty years, the enduring link between fairies and nature has been robustly exploited by eco-warriors and conservationists, from Ireland to Iceland. As changeable as changelings themselves, fairies have transformed over time like no other supernatural beings. And in this book, Richard Sugg tells the story of how the fairies went from terror to Tink.
Author : Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038362922
In this study, which is first of all a folk-lore study, we pursue principally an anthropo-psychological method of interpreting the Celtic belief in fairies, though we do not hesitate now and then to call in the aid of philology; and we make good use of the evidence offered by mythologies, religions, metaphysics, and physical sciences.
Author : Richard Chiverrell,John Belchem,Dr. Geoff Thomas,Seán Duffy,Harold Mytum
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0853237263
A New History of the Isle of Man will provide a new benchmark for the study of the island’s history. In five volumes, it will survey all aspects of the history of the Isle of Man, from the evolution of the natural landscape through prehistory to modern times. The Modern Period is the first volume to be published. Wide in coverage, embracing political, constitutional, economic, labor, social and cultural developments in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the volume is particularly concerned with issues of image, identity and representation. From a variety of angles and perspectives, contributors explore the ways in which a sense of Manxness was constructed, contested, continued and amended as the little Manx nation underwent unprecedented change from debtors’ retreat through holiday playground to offshore international financial center.
Author : Hall Caine
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783734028809
Reproduction of the original: The Little Manx Nation - 1891 by Hall Caine
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Isle of Man
ISBN : BL:A0026109946
Author : W. Y. Evans-Wentz
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : EAN:8596547781257
The Fairy-Folklore in Celtic Countries is a study by W. Y. Evans-Wentz, American anthropologist who studied Celtic mythology and folklore. He performed ethnographic fieldwork collecting fairy folklore in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Brittany, and the Isle of Man, and in this book he published his degree thesis. His goal was to elucidate the phenomenon of the Celtic belief in fairies. Some of the theories he came across are that the fairies were a cloistered race of dwarfs, that they are a product of our imagination, or that they are incorporeal spirits.
Author : Oscar Harrison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Isle of Man
ISBN : OXFORD:590465099
Author : John T. Koch,Antone Minard
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1358 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216058656
This succinct, accessible two-volume set covers all aspects of Celtic historical life, from prehistory to the present day. The study of Celtic history has a wide international appeal, but unfortunately many of the available books on the subject are out-of-date, narrowly specialized, or contain incorrect information. Online information on the Celts is similarly unreliable. This two-volume set provides a well-written, up-to-date, and densely informative reference on Celtic history that is ideal for high school or college-aged students as well as general readers. The Celts: History, Life, and Culture uses a cross-disciplinary approach to explore all facets of this ancient society. The book introduces the archaeology, art history, folklore, history, linguistics, literature, music, and mythology of the Celts and examines the global influence of their legacy. Written entirely by acknowledged experts, the content is accessible without being simplistic. Unlike other texts in the field, The Celts: History, Life, and Culture celebrates all of the cultures associated with Celtic languages at all periods, providing for a richer and more comprehensive examination of the topic.
Author : Theresa Bane
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786471119
Fairies have been revered and feared, sometimes simultaneously, throughout recorded history. This encyclopedia of concise entries, from the A-senee-ki-waku of northeastern North America to the Zips of Central America and Mexico, includes more than 2,500 individual beings and species of fairy and nature spirits from a wide range of mythologies and religions from all over the globe.
