Winged Destiny: Studies in the Spiritual History of the Gael 1904 Fiona Macleod [William Sharp] Celtic Folklore Mythology ~Scotland Hebrides

Title: The Winged Destiny: Studies in the Spiritual History of the Gael

Author: Fiona Macleod [William Sharp]

Description: First Edition. Dark burgundy cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine and a blind-stamped pictorial of wings on the front cover. Interior is unmarked. Pages show a fair bit of foxing. pp. xii, 365, [1], plus [2] ads.

Written by the Scottish poet and literary biographer William Sharp (1855-1905) under his pseudonym Fiona Macleod. A collection of beautifully written essays on Celtic folk tales and the spiritual significance and heritage of Gaelic folklore. Also included are Sharp's accounts and commentary about his collecting of folk legends in the Scottish Highlands and the Hebrides wherein he tells of the place and from whom he gathered each tale and then tells the tales as he recorded them in his notebooks.

William Sharp was an influential figure in the Celtic Revival, an associate of W. B Yeats, a participant in Dante Gabriel Rossetti's literary circle, and a member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None

Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Place: London
Year: 1904

Keywords: Celtic Revival, Gaelic Revival, Gaelic, Celtic, Scottish, Scotland, Hebrides, folklore, legends, mythology,