The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore
Rooted in myth, occult mysteries, and belief in magic, these stories are populated by a lively cast of sorcerers, fairies, ghosts, and nature spirits. The great Irish poet heard these enchanting, mystical tales from Irish peasants, and the stories' anthropologic significance is matched by their...
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Rooted in myth, occult mysteries, and belief in magic, these stories are populated by a lively cast of sorcerers, fairies, ghosts, and nature spirits. The great Irish poet heard these enchanting, mystical tales from Irish peasants, and the stories' anthropologic significance is matched by their timeless entertainment value.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780486436579 (0486436578)
ASIN: 486436578
Publish date: September 7th 2011
Publisher: Dover Publications
Pages no: 128
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Reference,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Irish Literature,
Ireland,
Poetry,
Short Stories,
Research,
Mythology,
Folklore,
Fiction
2 Sterne gibt's eigentlich nur, weil die Sprecherin Tanja Geke das Buch ziemlich gut vorgelesen hat, sie hat eine schöne Stimme und ich habe ihr gerne zugehört. Und ich muss mal schauen, was sie sonst noch so vorgelesen hat.Das Buch selbst hat mir nicht gefallen, mag aber auch daran liegen, dass es ...
In his youth, Yeats was a member of the Golden Dawn, an occult society; he wrote this book during that time, and it's widely seen as a manifesto about his belief in faeries and magic and such. And it is that - but it's not what you think. When he says"Let us go forth, the tellers of tales, and sei...