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Product Identifiers

PublisherWatkins Media The Limited

ISBN-101786786656

ISBN-139781786786654

eBay Product ID (ePID)6050404161

Product Key Features

Number of Pages256 Pages

Publication NameBook of Celtic Verse : a Treasury of Poetry, Dreams and Visions

LanguageEnglish

SubjectCeltic Spirituality, General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Publication Year2022

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorJohn Matthews

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Body, Mind & Spirit, Poetry

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight10.5 Oz

Item Length7.6 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2022-287331

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal891.6

SynopsisA beautiful and evocative collection of poems to guide you through fifteen centuries of Celtic mythologies, traditions and histories. This is an inspiring, magical and beautifully packaged collection of Celtic poetry compiled by a leading authority on Celtic tradition. Arranged into five thematic chapters, this anthology reflects the uniquely Celtic love of nature, history, love, myth, magic and spirituality. From the earliest times, the language-loving Celts revered their bards- they established a poetic tradition beginning in the 6th century with the intricate magical verse of Taliesin. It continued in the rich medieval works of Dafydd ap Gwilym and Rhys Goch and stayed strong in the 19th and 20th centuries with Gerald Manley Hopkins, and writers such as R.J. Stewart, Robin Williamson and Catherine Fisher. Matthews has chosen the finest works by the most diverse range of poets and translated many of the oldest for this volume. His selection will offer readers a window on to the world of the ancient Celtic peoples, celebrating their culture and the great masterpieces of lyricism and brilliance that have survived the ages., A beautiful and evocative collection of poems to guide you through fifteen centuries of Celtic mythologies, traditions and histories. This is an inspiring, magical and beautifully packaged collection of Celtic poetry compiled by a leading authority on Celtic tradition. Arranged into five thematic chapters, this anthology reflects the uniquely Celtic love of nature, history, love, myth, magic and spirituality. From the earliest times, the language-loving Celts revered their bards: they established a poetic tradition beginning in the 6th century with the intricate magical verse of Taliesin. It continued in the rich medieval works of Dafydd ap Gwilym and Rhys Goch and stayed strong in the 19th and 20th centuries with Gerald Manley Hopkins, and writers such as R.J. Stewart, Robin Williamson and Catherine Fisher. Matthews has chosen the finest works by the most diverse range of poets and translated many of the oldest for this volume. His selection will offer readers a window on to the world of the ancient Celtic peoples, celebrating their culture and the great masterpieces of lyricism and brilliance that have survived the ages.

LC Classification NumberPB1100