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Tag Archives: WW1
Conversation with Alan Richardson
As my conversation with Gareth Knight was so well received last month I decided to try and have a similar confab with his friend and somewhat younger colleague, Alan Richardson. Alan has written extensively on Paganism, Celtic and Faery lore, … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, Reviews
Tagged Alan Richardson, Aleister Crowley, Arthurian Traditions, British Fiction. Literature, Celtic, Charles Seymour, Christine Hartley, D.H. Lawrence, Dion Fortune, esoteric, esotericism, faery, fiction, Gareth Knight, great war, Literature, Magic, Magician, Magick, megaliths, mythology, Newcastle United, novel, Occult, Paganism, qabala, Skylight Press, Sting, Templars, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, William G. Gray, Wiltshire, WW1
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The Abbey Papers by Gareth Knight and Rebecca Wilby
Before its dissolution by Henry VIII the Abbey was a group of buildings that facilitated prayer, meditation, service, but also served as a centre of deep learning. It was a self-contained autonomous zone for all facets of spirituality; a sepulchre … Continue reading
Posted in Esoteric, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Abbey, Christian Mysticism, Cosmic Doctrine, Devotional, Dion Fortune, esoteric, Gareth Knight, Masonic, meditation, Occult, qabala, Rebecca Wilby, ritual magic, Temple, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, World War One, WW1
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In memoriam – and then some!
If Rebecca’s play This Wretched Splendour was reckoned to have “knocked into a cocked hat” the so far established canon for first world war plays then her novel In Different Skies must go close to doing much the same demolition … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Recommended reads
Tagged fiction, first world war, Literature, WW1
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World War I Poets
Skylight Press authors, Rebecca Wilby and Alan Richardson, write fascinating accounts of World War One era Britain. Here is an extensive article about the Great War Poets reprinted from from http://net.lib.byu.edu/english/wwi/poets/poets.html Poets of the Great War On November 11, 1985 (the … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Recommended reads
Tagged anthologies, British poetry, English poetry, first world war, great war, poetry, trench war, war, war poets, WW1
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This Wretched Splendour by Rebecca Wilby
This Wretched Splendour is a full-length stageplay in two acts, and Skylight Press is proud to offer it as our first launched title. The play is set in 1916, and follows the fortunes of a group of demoralised British soldiers … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, New books
Tagged British, first world war, Grace Theatre, playscript, Skylight Press, soldiers, stage, theater, theatre, This Wretched Splendour, trenches, WW1
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