Fingal's Cave, the Poems of Ossian, and Celtic ChristianityContinuum, 1999 - 198 Seiten "Fingal, the great initiate hero, one of the outstanding spiritually awakened individualities of the Gaelic world, guided the destiny of his people from the earliest times onward. His name was given long ago to that unique wonder of the natural world, known as Fingal's Cave. Fingal's fame was sung by his son, the blind bard Ossian, often called the Homer of the ancient Scottish north." --from Fingal's Cave On the isolated island of Staffa, near Iona, Scotland, stands a natural wonder of the world. Fingal's Cave--an extraordinary cathedral-like space, with its sides and roof made of hexagonal balsatic columns and a floor made of the ocean, whose tides create constant musical sounds. It has been been a source of mystery, spiritual insight, and artistic inspiration for centuries. To understand Fingal and his importance to Celtic culture, we must understand the poems of Ossian and ancient Celtic Christianity. The authors describe the history and importance of Fingal's Cave and the poems of Ossian, showing why they influenced such diverse figures as Medelssohn, Jefferson, Napoleon, and Turner. Illustrated. |
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... rock and in others of the broken ends of pillars , from the interstices of which have exuded stalactites , producing a vari- ety of beautiful tints , which have a fine effect , the whole resem- bling mosaic work . As the tide never ebbs ...
... rock it holds aloof , Anaxagoras : Through flaming gas arose this rock we're seeing . In moisture came organic life to being . Anaxagoras : Have you , O Thales , even in one night Thales : Brought such a mountain out of slime to light ...
... rock belonging to the basic subdivision . Dark in color , often weathering to brown and rich in mag- nesium and iron , an unusual characteristic of this group of rocks is the perfection with which many of them are columnar in form ...
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Illustrations | 7 |
Changing Human Consciousness | 13 |
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Fingal's Cave, the Poems of Ossian, and Celtic Christianity Paul Marshall Allen,Joan deRis Allen Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1999 |