Andrew Lang

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St. Andrews (1893)

Beschreibung

St. Andrews (1893) is a book written by Andrew Lang, a Scottish poet, novelist, and literary critic. The book is a historical and cultural account of the town of St. Andrews, located on the east coast of Scotland. Lang delves into the town's rich history, from its early beginnings as a religious center in the Middle Ages to its status as a renowned university town in the 19th century. Throughout the book, Lang provides a detailed description of the town's architecture, including its famous cathedral and castle ruins. He also explores the town's role in Scottish literature and folklore, highlighting the legends of St. Rule and the martyrdom of St. Andrew. In addition to its historical and cultural significance, St. Andrews is also known for its connection to golf, and Lang devotes a significant portion of the book to the sport's origins and development in the town. He describes the famous Old Course, the home of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, and the various tournaments and matches that have taken place there over the years. Overall, St. Andrews (1893) is a comprehensive and engaging exploration of one of Scotland's most beloved towns, its rich history, and its enduring cultural significance.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Lang is now chiefly known for his publications on folklore, mythology and religion. The interest in folklore was from early life; he read John Ferguson McLennan before coming to Oxford, and then was influenced by E. B. Tylor. The earliest of his publications is Custom and Myth (1884). In Myth, Ritual and Religion (1887) he explained the "irrational" elements of mythology as survivals from more primitive forms. Lang's Making of Religion was heavily influenced by the 18th century idea of the "noble savage": in it, he maintained the existence of high spiritual ideas among so-called "savage" races, drawing parallels with the contemporary interest in occult phenomena in England. His Blue Fairy Book (1889) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was followed by many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as Andrew Lang's Fairy Books. In the preface of the Lilac Fairy Book he credits his wife with translating and transcribing most of the stories in the collections. Lang examined the origins of totemism in Social Origins (1903).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 404
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 583g
• ISBN-13: 9781437137552
• ISBN-10: 1437137555
• Artikelnr.: 25508249