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John Kruse
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Barnsley, The United Kingdom
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Robert Graves, Katherine Briggs, John Keats, Ivor Gurney, William Blak
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July 2016
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Neo-Romantic art
Peter Woodcock's book on neo-romanticism, 'This enchanted isle' introduced me to a group of British painters with whom I was previously unfamiliar, opening my eyes to intriguing new styles and images.
I have since been reading more on these artists, in particular 'A paradise lost- neo-romantic imagination in Britain 1935-1955' (1987) by David Mellor and 'The spirit of place- nine neo-romantic artis Read more of this blog post »
I have since been reading more on these artists, in particular 'A paradise lost- neo-romantic imagination in Britain 1935-1955' (1987) by David Mellor and 'The spirit of place- nine neo-romantic artis Read more of this blog post »
“Colin is a name of French origin in English, ultimately deriving from Breton cailean, a young hound, which certainly seems to indicate its antiquity.”
― Who's Who in Faeryland
― Who's Who in Faeryland
“Much more recently in Tudor times, Diana had emerged as the queen of the witches- as recorded in Reginald Scot’s Discoverie of Witchcraft of 1584- and there is evidence that her name was in popular use in this connection in Scotland during the same period.”
― Who's Who in Faeryland
― Who's Who in Faeryland
“Ariel is a Hebrew name. Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa mentions in De Occulta Philosophia that "Ariel is the name of an angel, and is the same as the Lion of God. Sometimes it is also the name of an evil demon and of a city called Ariopolis where the idol of Ariel was worshipped."124 The name was chosen by medieval and Renaissance magicians, and by Neo-Platonist philosophers, for one of the sylphs, a being who was sometimes said to be ruler of Africa.”
― Who's Who in Faeryland
― Who's Who in Faeryland
