Sharp, William (Fiona MacLeod)
- Sharp, William (Fiona MacLeod)
(1856-1905)
Wrote under this pseudonym a remarkable series of Celtic tales, novels, and poems, including Pharais, a Romance of the Isles, The Mountain Lovers, The Sin-Eater (1895), The Washer of the Ford, and Green Fire (1896), The Laughter of Peterkin (1897), The Dominion of Dreams (1899), The Divine Adventure (1900), Drostan and Iseult (1902). He was one of the earliest and most gifted promoters of the Celtic revival. In verse are From the Hills of Dream, Through the Ivory Gate, and The Immortal Hour (drama). Under his own name he wrote Earth's Voices, Sospiri di Roma, Sospiri d'Italia, poems, and books on Rossetti, Shelley, Browning, and Heine; also a few novels.
Short biographical dictionary of English literature .
John W. Cousin.
2011.
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Fiona Macleod — William Sharp William Sharp (* 12. September 1855 in Paisley in Schottland; † 12. Dezember 1905 in Maniace auf Sizilien) war ein schottischer Schriftsteller, der beginnend mit 1893 auch unter dem Pseudonym Fiona Macleod veröffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Sharp, William — (1855 1905) Scottish poet born at Paisley, Strathclyde, he was educated at Glasgow University and spent a great deal of his life touring Australia, America, Germany, Italy, France and North Africa. Working in London, his poetry attracted the… … British and Irish poets
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Sharp — /shahrp/, n. William ( Fiona Macleod ), 1855 ?1905, Scottish poet and critic. * * * … Universalium
William Sharp (writer) — William Sharp (12 September 1855 – 12 December 1905) was a Scottish writer, of poetry and literary biography in particular, who from 1893 wrote also as Fiona MacLeod, a pseudonym kept almost secret during his lifetime. He was also an editor of… … Wikipedia
William Sharp — William Sharp, né le 12 septembre 1855 à Paisley et mort le 12 décembre 1905 à Castello di Maniace, est un écrivain écossais. À partir de 1893, il écrivit aussi so … Wikipédia en Français
William Sharp — (* 12. September 1855 in Paisley in Schottland; † 12. Dezember 1905 in Maniace auf Sizilien) war ein schottischer Schriftsteller, der beginnend mit 1893 auch unter dem … Deutsch Wikipedia
sharp — 〈[ʃa:rp] Mus.; engl. Bez. für〉 um einen halben Ton erhöht, z. B. D sharp = Dis; Ggs flat * * * Sharp [ʃɑːp], 1) Margery, englische Schriftstellerin, * Salisbury 1905, ✝ 14. 3. 1991; schrieb ab 1930 humorvolle, spannende Unterhaltungsromane… … Universal-Lexikon
MacLeod — (alternative Schreibweise: MacLeod) ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Charlotte MacLeod (1922–2005), kanadische Schriftstellerin Colin MacLeod (1909–1972), kanadischer Genetiker Fiona Macleod, Pseudonym des schottischen Schriftstellers… … Deutsch Wikipedia
