{"product_id":"book-of-celtic-verse","title":"Book of Celtic Verse","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBook of Celtic Verse\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA Treasury of Poetry, Dreams \u0026amp; Visions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003eA beautiful and evocative collection of poems to guide you through fifteen centuries of Celtic mythologies, traditions and histories.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e5.11 \"W x 7.55 \"H x 0.95 \"D \u003c\/span\u003e| \u003cspan\u003e256 pages Hardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eABOUT THE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAUTHOR(S):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"full_description\" class=\"full_description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors-item clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Matthews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tm-info-text-style\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-name\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Matthews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, once described as ‘Oxford’s answer to all things mythic’, has been a professional independent scholar since 1980. He has made a lifetime study of the legends of King Arthur, and more recently of the history of piracy. His list of publications totals over 100, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePirates\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Athenaeum) which was a number one New York Times best seller for 22 weeks and was translated into 18 languages. He has acted as an advisor on several big budget movies, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKing Arthur, Pirates of the Caribbean\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrince of Persia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e His work on the education DVD to accompany King Arthur won a BAFTA award in 2003. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis best known and most widely read works are ‘Pirates’ (Carlton\/ Athenaeum),  ‘The Grail, Quest for Eternal Life’ (Thames \u0026amp; Hudson, 1981) ‘The Winter Solstice’ (Quest Books, 1999) which won the Benjamin Franklin Award for that year, and ‘The Wildwood Tarot’ which has sold over half a million copies worldwide and is the second best-selling tarot of all time.. His book ‘Celtic Warrior Chiefs’ was a New York Public Library recommended title for young people, and the more recent ‘Arthur of Albion’ won a Gold Medal from NAPPA, a gold Moonbeams award and a BIB Golden Apple Award.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis love of Tarot and divination began when he devised the best-selling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e Arthurian Tarot, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith Caitlin Matthews in the 1980s. It has sold in the region of 150,000 copies world-wide and had been though three editions. Since then he has worked on and devised a number of successful decks including\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e, The Wildwood Tarot (with Mark Ryan) The Shaman’s Oracle \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCamelot Oracle, The Lost Tarot of Nostradamus,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Steampunk Tarot: Gods of the Machine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  (with Caitlin Matthews and Wil Kinghan), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sherlock Holmes Tarot \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Oracle of Dr John Dee. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis latest adventuress in Tarot include\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e The Cather Tarot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (with Wil Kinghan), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Byzantine Tarot \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith Cilla Conway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTarot of Light and Shadow \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith Andrea Aste\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOxford, UK. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn's most recent works include a study of the Temples of the Grail, a new approach to tarot in \u003cem\u003eThe Fool’s New Journey\u003c\/em\u003e, and the stunningly illustrated \u003cem\u003eGoblin Market Tarot\u003c\/em\u003e. He is currently working on \u003cem\u003eRealms of Arthur \u003c\/em\u003ethe second of a two-volume set of books retelling the little known myths of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table illustrated by John Howe, key illustrator of the \u003cem\u003eLord of the Rings \u003c\/em\u003ebooks and films. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Witches Sage LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48176694984874,"sku":"78665","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/1475\/4218\/files\/BookofCelticVerse.jpg?v=1775504033","url":"https:\/\/wiccancenter.com\/zh-hant\/products\/book-of-celtic-verse","provider":"Wiccan Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}