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The White Goddess

By Robert Graves
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The White Goddess is a complex and extraordinary work by Robert Graves that delves into the depths of folklore, mythology, religion, and magic. Combining scholarly research with poetic insight, Graves explores the meanings behind European myths, examining the dynamic between man and woman. This book is both a passionate academic enquiry and a personal reflection on the origins of true poetry and inspiration.
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Ideal for readers interested in mythology, poetry, and the esoteric traditions of Europe, as well as those curious about the intersections of gender, spirituality, and literary inspiration.

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This book was the outcome of Graves's vast reading and curious research into strange territories of folklore, mythology, religion and magic. Erudite and impassioned, it is a scholar-poet's quest for the meaning of European myths, and also a personal document in which Graves explored the sources of his own inspiration.

The White Goddess by Robert Graves - a fusion of scholarship on folklore, mythology, religion and poetry - is a work of unprecedented originality and brilliance.

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This labyrinthine and extraordinary book, first published fifty years ago, was the outcome of Graves's vast reading and curious research into strange territories of folklore, mythology, religion and magic.

Erudite and impassioned, it is a scholar-poet's quest for the meaning of European myths, a polemic about the relations between man and woman, and also an intensely personal document in which Graves explored the sources of his own inspiration and, as he believed, all true poetry.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571174256

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 August 1999

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 39.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 660g

Pages: 544

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality Robert Graves

About the Author

Robert Graves (1895-1985) was a poet, novelist and critic. His first volume of poems, Over the Brazier (1916), reflected his experiences in the trenches, and was followed by many works of poetry, non-fiction and fiction. He is best known for his novel, I, Claudius (1934), which won the Hawthornden and James Tait Black memorial prizes and for his influential The White Goddess (1948).

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