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William Sharp
William Sharp pseud. Fiona Macleod , 1855–1905, Scottish poet and man of letters. Under his own name he wrote literary biographies; poems, including the volume Earth's Voices (1884); and novels, notably Silence Farm (1899). With his wife he compiled the anthology Lyra Celtica (1896). Under the name Fiona Macleod, supposedly a talented Celtic lady, Sharp wrote his best novels and poems, including Pharais (1894), The Mountain Lovers (1895), and The Washer of the Ford (1896), as well as two plays, The House of Usna (1903) and The Immortal Hour (1908). Delicate and romantic, these works treat life in Scotland, evoking a haunting, almost supernatural atmosphere.
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Sharp, William (‘Fiona Macleod’)
Sharp, William (‘Fiona Macleod’) (1855–1905), wrote under his own name essays, verse, minor novels, and Lives of D. G. Rossetti (1882), Shelley (1887), and R. Browning (1890). He is chiefly remembered for his mystic Celtic tales and romances of peasant life by ‘Fiona Macleod’ written in the manner of the ‘Celtic Twilight’ movement. These include Pharais (1893), The Mountain Lovers (1895), The Sin Eater (1895), and several plays.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Sharp, William (‘Fiona Macleod’)." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Sharp, William (‘Fiona Macleod’)." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-SharpWilliamFionaMacleod.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Sharp, William (‘Fiona Macleod’)." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-SharpWilliamFionaMacleod.html |
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