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Author : Henri Hubert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136202995

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The Greatness and Decline of the Celts by Henri Hubert Pdf

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize the most up-to-date findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and sociologists. This reprinted material is available as a set or in the following groupings, or as individual volumes: * Prehistory and Historical Ethnography Set of 12: 0-415-15611-4: £800.00 * Greek Civilization Set of 7: 0-415-15612-2: £450.00 * Roman Civilization Set of 6: 0-415-15613-0: £400.00 * Eastern Civilizations Set of 10: 0-415-15614-9: £650.00 * Judaeo-Christian Civilization Set of 4: 0-415-15615-7: £250.00 * European Civilization Set of 11: 0-415-15616-5: £700.00

Author : Carole G. Silver
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2000-10-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780195349375

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Strange and Secret Peoples by Carole G. Silver Pdf

Teeming with creatures, both real and imagined, this encyclopedic study in cultural history illuminates the hidden web of connections between the Victorian fascination with fairies and their lore and the dominant preoccupations of Victorian culture at large. Carole Silver here draws on sources ranging from the anthropological, folkloric, and occult to the legal, historical, and medical. She is the first to anatomize a world peopled by strange beings who have infiltrated both the literary and visual masterpieces and the minor works of the writers and painters of that era. Examining the period of 1798 to 1923, Strange and Secret Peoples focuses not only on such popular literary figures as Charles Dickens and William Butler Yeats, but on writers as diverse as Thomas Carlyle, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Charlotte Mew; on artists as varied as mad Richard Dadd, Aubrey Beardsley, and Sir Joseph Noel Paton; and on artifacts ranging from fossil skulls to photographs and vases. Silver demonstrates how beautiful and monstrous creatures--fairies and swan maidens, goblins and dwarfs, cretins and changelings, elementals and pygmies--simultaneously peopled the Victorian imagination and inhabited nineteenth-century science and belief. Her book reveals the astonishing complexity and fertility of the Victorian consciousness: its modernity and antiquity, its desire to naturalize the supernatural, its pervasive eroticism fused with sexual anxiety, and its drive for racial and imperial dominion.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Wales
ISBN : UCLA:L0079755112

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Y Cymmrodor by Anonim Pdf

Author : New Zealand. Parliament. Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015033605638

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Catalogue of the General Assembly Library of New Zealand by New Zealand. Parliament. Library Pdf

Author : Henry Hart
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781119103677

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The Life of Robert Frost by Henry Hart Pdf

The Life of Robert Frost presents a unique and rich approach to the poet that includes original genealogical research concerning Frost’s ancestors, and a demonstration of how mental illness plagued the Frost family and heavily influenced Frost’s poetry. A widely revealing biography of Frost that discusses his often perplexing journey from humble roots to poetic fame, revealing new details of Frost’s life Takes a unique approach by giving attention to Frost’s genealogy and the family history of mental illness, presenting a complete picture of Frost’s complexity Discusses the traumatic effect on Frost of his father’s early death and the impact on his poetry and outlook Presents original information on the influence of his mother’s Swedenborgian mysticism

Author : Richard Mercer Dorson
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 0415204771

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History of British Folklore by Richard Mercer Dorson Pdf

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Eugène Oswald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11669877

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Transactions (of the Goethe Society) Edited by Eugene Oswald by Eugène Oswald Pdf

Author : Juliette M Wood
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780708325254

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The Holy Grail by Juliette M Wood Pdf

This book examines the traditions attached to the Holy Grail from its first appearance in medieval romance through its transformation into an object of mystical significance in modern literature and film.

Author : Mary Ketsin
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1590335902

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Irish Literature by Mary Ketsin Pdf

Irish literature's roots have been traced to the 7th-9th century. This is a rich and hardy literature starting with descriptions of the brave deeds of kings, saints and other heroes. These were followed by generous veins of religious, historical, genealogical, scientific and other works. The development of prose, poetry and drama raced along with the times. Modern, well-known Irish writers include: William Yeats, James Joyce, Sean Casey, George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, John Synge and Samuel Beckett.

Author : H. Cameron Gillies
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781897367025

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Elements of Gaelic Grammar by H. Cameron Gillies Pdf

This grammar of Scottish Gaelic is based on the work of the Rev. Alexander Stewart, published in 1801, and one of the first grammars written on the language. Contents include: Pronunciation and Orthography Parts of Speech Derivation and Composition Syntax Current estimates for the number of Scots Gaelic speakers today suggest that it is spoken by between 50,000 to 60,000 individuals primarily in the north of Scotland and in the Western Isles (e.g. Skye, Lewis, Harris). Once the third most spoken language in Canada, after English and French, Scots Gaelic is also still spoken in Atlantic Canada on Cape Breton Island by around 500-1,000 people. Today it is seriously endangered and there are few fluent speakers.

Author : Alfred Nutt
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-27
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1482652129

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Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail by Alfred Nutt Pdf

“The Celtic hero who in the twelfth century became Perceval le Chercheur du basin ... in the end became possessed of that sacred basin le Saint Graal, and the holy lance which, though Christian in the story, are the same as the talismans which appear so often in Gaelic tales ... the glittering weapon which destroys, and the sacred medicinal cup which cures.”“In all the Fenian stories mention is made of Fionn's healing cup ... it is the same as the Holy Grail of course.”—J. F. Campbell.

Author : Arthur Machen
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781528766937

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The Glorious Mystery by Arthur Machen Pdf

“The Glorious Mystery” is a 1924 collection of essays and vignettes by Arthur Machen. Arthur Machen (1863 – 1947) was a Welsh author and renowned mystic during the 1890s and early 20th century who garnered literary acclaim for his contributions to the supernatural, horror, and fantasy fiction genres. His seminal novella “The Great God Pan” (1890) has become a classic of horror fiction, with Stephen King describing it as one of the best horror stories ever written in the English language. Other notable fans of his gruesome tales include William Butler Yeats and Arthur Conan Doyle; and his work has been compared to that of Robert Louis Stevenson, Bram Stoker, and Oscar Wilde. “The Glorious Mystery” is not to be missed by those with an interest in the work and mind of this seminal writer. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

Author : Geoffrey Ashe
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781613733349

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The Quest For Arthur's Britain by Geoffrey Ashe Pdf

The legend of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table dominates the mythology of Britain, but could this story prove more fact than fiction? Recent archaeological findings have lead Geoffrey Ashe to believe there is more truth to Arthurian legend than previously accepted. The Quest for Arthur's Britain examines the historical foundation of the Arthurian tradition, and presents the remarkable results of excavations to date at Cadbury (reputed site of Camelot), Tintagel, Glastonbury and many places known almost exclusively to Arthurian scholars.

Author : Nicola Bown
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2001-09-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 0521793157

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Fairies in Nineteenth-Century Art and Literature by Nicola Bown Pdf

This book examines the fairy in the work of many Victorian painters, novelists and poets.

Author : Cambridge University Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Catalogs
ISBN : UOM:39015067260953

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University Library Bulletin by Cambridge University Library Pdf