Author: William Sharp
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5040868545
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355

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Author: Fiona Macleod
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 426

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Author: Fiona MacLeod
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1776590236
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 319

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Written by Scottish poet and essayist William Sharp under the pen name "Fiona MacLeod," these enchanting novellas are set in the Western Isles of Scotland. Both are mystical Celtic fantasies with strong elements of romance and allegory, as well as a keen appreciation of the folk culture of the region.

Author: William Sharp
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426

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Author: William Sharp
Publisher:
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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Author: William Sharp
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426

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Author: William F. Halloran
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1783745037
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 408

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William Sharp (1855-1905) conducted one of the most audacious literary deceptions of his or any time. Sharp was a Scottish poet, novelist, biographer and editor who in 1893 began to write critically and commercially successful books under the name Fiona Macleod. This was far more than just a pseudonym: he corresponded as Macleod, enlisting his sister to provide the handwriting and address, and for more than a decade "Fiona Macleod" duped not only the general public but such literary luminaries as William Butler Yeats and, in America, E. C. Stedman. Sharp wrote "I feel another self within me now more than ever; it is as if I were possessed by a spirit who must speak out". This three-volume collection brings together Sharp’s own correspondence – a fascinating trove in its own right, by a Victorian man of letters who was on intimate terms with writers including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Walter Pater, and George Meredith – and the Fiona Macleod letters, which bring to life Sharp’s intriguing "second self". With an introduction and detailed notes by William F. Halloran, this richly rewarding collection offers a wonderful insight into the literary landscape of the time, while also investigating a strange and underappreciated phenomenon of late-nineteenth-century English literature. It is essential for scholars of the period, and it is an illuminating read for anyone interested in authorship and identity.

Author: Ernest Albert Baker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 836

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Author: Ernest Albert Baker
Publisher: London : G. Routledge
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 838

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Author: Steve Blamires
Publisher: Skylight Press
ISBN: 1908011599
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 202

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For a thirteen-year period, the reclusive Scottish writer Fiona Macleod enthralled the Victorian reading public with a deluge of stories, novels, poems and essays drawn from the wildly romantic Highland and Island landscape. Although it was later revealed that these works had issued from the pen of William Sharp, it was clear that Fiona Macleod was more than a pseudonym; to Sharp she was very much an autonomous entity. What's more, the wealth of previously unknown and unheard of myths, names, traditions and beliefs in her writings, while shone through a Celtic prism, show every sign of having emanated from the Realm of Faery. Steve Blamires presents a ground-breaking assessment of the Faery lore within Fiona Macleod's literary output as part of his ongoing study of this enigmatic writer. Building on the established groundwork of his biography of Sharp, The Little Book of the Great Enchantment, he explores the mythology and traditions of Faery, their symbolic and magical significance, and the devices employed by Fiona in the transmission of Faery teachings and inspirations. Using examples from Fiona's rich and resonant body of work, his detailed interpretation will enable the reader to tease out the Faery gems that are still to be found woven into the lines and verse of her writings.