Updated 10/17/06
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"I read in Shakespeare of the majesty of the moral law, in Victor Hugo of the sacredness of childhood, in Tennyson the ugliness of hypocrisy, in George Eliot the supremacy of duty, in Dickens the divinity of kindness, and in Ruskin the dignity of service. Irving teaches me the lesson of cheerfulness, Hawthorne shows me the hatefulness of sin, Longfellow gives me the soft, tranquil music of hope. Lowell makes us feel that we must give ourselves to our fellow men. Whittier sings to me of divine Fatherhood and human brotherhood.
These are Christian lessons: who inspired them? Who put it into the heart of Martin Luther to nail those theses on the church door of Wittenberg? Who stirred and fired the soul of Savonarola? Who thrilled and electrified the soul of John Wesley?
Jesus Christ is back of these all."
Lyman Pierson Powell (1866-1946)
This page lists reference works dealing with post-Roman Britain and its various ethnic groups, available from Amazon.com, including the Celts, Picts, Scots, and Germanic tribes. Audio cassette books, CDs and videos are included when available.
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 NOW AVAILABLE: LIBERTY, by Kimberly Iverson
ISBN 0-373-77134-7, HQN Books
The thrilling & poingnant story of a Celtic woman from Britain, named Rhyddes, who fights for her freedom as a gladiatrix-slave in Ancient Rome
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NOW AVAILABLE: The Fantasy Writers' Companion
ISBN 1-896944-15-9, Dragon Moon Press
I contributed the chapter regarding how to write about the Arthurian Legends |
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Dawnflight is available from Amazon.com!
And, regardless of where you pick up your copy, if you wish to receive a bookmark or an autographed bookplate, email me for details!
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indicates favorite titles in my collection, some of which I have used in the researching of my novels.
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Arthurian Materials From Amazon.com 
Adomnan of Iona: The Life of St. Columba, Adomnan, translated by Richard Sharpe
An Introduction to Celtic Christianity, James MacKey
Ancient and Postmodern Christianity: Paleo-Orthodoxy in the 21st Century, eds. Oden, Hall, Tanner
The Arthurian Quest: Living the Legends of Camelot, Amber Wolfe
Butler's Lives of the Saints, complete edition (paperback), eds. Herbert Thurston & Donald Attwater. Also available in hardcover 4-volume set and on CD-ROM. Many Celtic saints of the "Arthurian era" are contained in this work. Specific saints noted below where known.
- Butler's Lives of the Saints: January, includes Gildas Sapiens ("the Wise," Jan. 29), a pupil of Abbot Illtud and author of the only surviving 6th-century treatise, De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae ("The Downfall and Conquest of Britain," which was more of a fire-and-brimstone sermon than a historical record :).
- Butler's Lives of the Saints: February
- Butler's Lives of the Saints: March, includes David (Dafydd, March 1), patron saint of Wales, and Patrick (Patricius or Padraic, March 17), patron saint of Ireland.
- Butler's Lives of the Saints: April, includes George (April 23), patron saint of England, Denmark, and Russia. The old boy does get around. :)
- Butler's Lives of the Saints: May
- Butler's Lives of the Saints: June, includes lengthy sections on the lives of apostles Peter and Paul.
- Butler's Lives of the Saints: July, includes Samson (28 July), a pupil of Abbot Illtud.
- Butler's Lives of the Saints: August
- Butler's Lives of the Saints: September, includes Cadoc (Sept. 23), who figures in some of the Arthurian Legends and in the 12th-century Life of Illtud.
- Butler's Lives of the Saints: October
- Butler's Lives of the Saints: November, includes Abbot Illtud (Illtyd, Nov. 6), purportedly one of Arthur's relatives and officers prior to entering the priesthood, and Bishop Dyfrig (Dubric or Dubricius, Nov. 14), whom some scholars believe may have influenced the Merlin legends.
- Butler's Lives of the Saints: December
Castle of the Holy Grail -- VHS tape
The Celtic Book of Days: A Daily Guide to Celtic Spirituality and Wisdom, Caitlin Matthews
Celtic Christianity: A Sacred Tradition, a Vision of Hope, Timothy J. Joyce. Writes the author, "It seems that my historical and theological treatment of the Celtic Church, particularly the time after the Refortmation, has been an eye-opener for many. Catholics, Irish in particular, find it a source of healing and freedom. Others obtain a new understanding of their Catholic neighbors. All find something in a fresh, often surprising, view of Christian Spirituality for today."
Celtic Christianity, A.M. Allchin -- audio (cassette) book. Out of print, but perhaps someone has a used copy for sale. Also available from Amazon.co.uk.
Celtic Christianity: Ecology and Holiness, Christopher Bamford
Celtic Christianity: Making Myths and Chasing Dreams, Ian Bradley
Celtic Christianity Yesterday, Today and for the Future: Gleaning Wisdom from the Primitive Protestants, Paul Arblaster
Celtic Devotional: Daily Prayers and Blessings, Caitlin Matthews
Celtic Myth and Arthurian Romance, Roger Sherman Loomis
The Celtic Way of Evangelism: How Christianity Can Reach the West . . . Again, George G. Hunter III
The Celtic Way of Prayer, Esther de Waal
The Celtic Year: A Month-by-Month Celebration of Celtic Christian Saints, Festivals and Sites, Shirley Toulson; out of print, but perhaps someone has a used copy for sale.
Christ in Celtic ChristianityBritain and Ireland from the 5th to the 10th Century, Michael Herren and Shirley Ann Brown
Early Celtic Christianity, Brendan Lehane; out of print, but perhaps someone has a used copy for sale.
Elements of Celtic Christianity, The, Anthony Duncan
Elements of the Celtic Tradition, The, Caitlin Matthews
Elements of the Grail Tradition, The, John Matthews
Fingal's Cave, the Poems of Ossian, and Celtic Christianity, Paul & Joan Allen
Fisher King, The, Anthony Powell. Out of print, but perhaps someone has a used copy for sale.
The Fisher King and the Handless Maiden: Understanding the Wounded Feeling Function in Masculine and Feminine Psychology, Robert A. Johnson; heavy on Jungian interpretation.
Grail: From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol, Roger Sherman Loomis
Grail: Quest For the Eternal, John Matthews
Grail Legend, The, the classic work by Emma Jung & Marie-Louise von Franz
Grail Quest - Arthurian Collection, Medwyn Goodall (music CD)
Healing the Wounded King: Soul Work and the Quest for the Grail, John Matthews & David Spangler
The Hidden Grail: Sir Percival and the Fisher King, an audio cassette discussion of the Perceval story. Also available on CD.
Holy Blood, Holy Grail, Michael Baigent, Henry Lincoln, and Richard Leigh
Holy Grail, various artists (music CD)
Holy Grail Stonehenge -- VHS video
The Holy Grail, Norma Lorre Goodrich
The Holy Grail and the Eucharist (Library of Russian Philosophy), Sergei Bulgakov
In Search of the Holy Grail and the Precious Blood, Ean & Deike Begg
King Arthur and the Grail Quest: Myth and Vision from Celtic Times to the Present, John Matthews
Ladies of the Lake, John & Caitlin Matthews, Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Little Book of Arthurian Wisdom, John Matthews
The Little Book of Celtic Blessings, Caitlin Matthews
Local Saints and Local Churches in the Early Medieval West, eds. Alan Thacker and Richard Sharpe
The Mystery of the Grail: Initiation and Magic in the Quest for the Spirit, Evola's study of the Grail tradition translated by Guido Stucco.
Mystic Grail, John Matthews
Quest for the Holy Grail, Richard Rohr -- audio (cassette) book in 8 volumes
The Quest of the Holy Grail, P.M. Matarasso
The Quest of Three Abbots: The Golden Age of Celtic Christianity,
St. George and the Dragon and the Quest for the Holy Grail, Edward M. Hays -- the Grail quest told in the form of parables; well-received by Amazon customers
Saint Patrick: Irish Legend, VHS. Although the SFX department had a field-day with this tale, and the screenwriter played a bit fast-and-loose with some aspects of the legend, this movie offers excellent insight into Patrick's life and how early Christianity functioned. Also available on DVD.
Saint Patrick's World, Liam De Paor
Search for the Grail, The, Graham Phillips. Out of print, but perhaps someone has a used copy for sale.
Sources of the Grail, John Matthews. Also available in hardcover.
Symbolism of the Celtic Cross, Derek Bryce. An Amazon reader writes, "The pace of the book is fast, it lays out the history of the Celtic cross, pagan to modern, in a very concise fashion, and describes and displays examples along the way that greatly enhance the text."
T.S. Eliot and Hermeneutics: Absence and Interpretation in the Waste Land, Harriet Davidson, a discussion of Eliot's poem.
T.S. Eliot's the Waste Land (Critical Studies of Key Texts), Gareth Reeves. Out of print, but perhaps someone has a used copy for sale. Also available in hardcover.
T.S. Eliot's the Waste Land (Modern Critical Interpretations), essays about "The Waste Land" by a variety of authors.
Various paper and audio editions of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land:
The Voice of the Eagle: The Heart of Celtic Christianity, John Scotus Eriugena, ed. Christopher Bamford
The Waste Land: A Facsimile and Transcript of the Original Drafts Including the Annotations of Ezra Pound, ed. Valerie Eliot, an excellent reference for scholars.
The Waste Land: A Poem of Memory and Desire (Twayne's Masterwork Studies, 13), Nancy Gish's commentary
The Waste Land As Grail Romance: Eliot's Use of the Medieval Grail Legends (Graduate Studies, 6), Everett A. Gillis, discussion of T.S. Eliot's classic Arthurian poem
The Winter Solstice: The Sacred Traditions of Christmas, John & Caitlin Matthews, a discussion of the Celtic influences on Christmas traditions.
The Wisdom of St. Patrick, Greg Tobin. "The thoughts comprising this volume reveal a powerful, charismatic leader and visionary whose insights are as relevant today as they were more than a millennium ago." (excerpted from the History Book Club review)
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Arthurian Materials From Amazon.co.uk
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indicates favorite titles in my collection, some of which I have used in the researching of my novels.
If you have a favorite title you'd like to see on this list, please email me!
The Arthurian Quest: Living the Legends of Camelot, Amber Wolfe
The Celtic Book of Days: A Daily Guide to Celtic Spirituality and Wisdom, Caitlin Matthews
Celtic Christianity: A Sacred Tradition, a Vision of Hope, Timothy J. Joyce. Writes the author, "It seems that my historical and theological treatment of the Celtic Church, particularly the time after the Refortmation, has been an eye-opener for many. Catholics, Irish in particular, find it a source of healing and freedom. Others obtain a new understanding of their Catholic neighbors. All find something in a fresh, often surprising, view of Christian Spirituality for today."
Celtic Christianity, A.M. Allchin -- audio (cassette) book
Celtic Myth and Arthurian Romance, Roger Sherman Loomis
Celtic Mythology: The Nature and Influence of Celtic Myth from Druidism to Arthurian Legend, Ward Rutherford
The Celtic Vision, Esther de Waal
The Celtic Way of Prayer, Esther de Waal
The Celtic Year: A Month-by-Month Celebration of Celtic Christian Saints, Festivals and Sites, Shirley Toulson
Early Celtic Christianity, Brendan Lehane
The Elements of Celtic Christianity, Anthony Duncan
The Elements of the Celtic Tradition, Caitlin Matthews
Guardian of the Grail: New Light on the Arthurian Legend, J. Whitehead
Holy Grail and the Eucharist, The (Library of Russian Philosophy), Sergei Bulgakov
In Search of the Holy Grail and the Precious Blood, Ean & Deike Begg
Ladies of the Lake, John & Caitlin Matthews, Marion Zimmer Bradley
Legendary Twelve Hides of Glastonbury: Legend of King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathaea, Ray Gibbs
The Little Book of Arthurian Wisdom, John Matthews
The Little Book of Celtic Blessings, Caitlin Matthews
The Little Book of Celtic Lore, John & Caitlin Matthews
Quest for the Grail, Richard Rohr. Also available in hardcover.
The Quest for the Grail: Arthurian Legend in British Art 1840-1920, Christine Poulson. Also available in hardcover.
The Quest of the Holy Grail, P.M. Matarasso
St. George and the Dragon and the Quest for the Holy Grail, Edward M. Hays -- the Grail quest told in the form of parables; well-received by Amazon customers
Saint Patrick's World, Liam De Paor
Search for the Grail, The, Graham Phillips
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the Idea of Righteousness (Dublin Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature), Gerald Morgna
Symbolism of the Celtic Cross, Derek Bryce. An Amazon reader writes, "The pace of the book is fast, it lays out the history of the Celtic cross, pagan to modern, in a very concise fashion, and describes and displays examples along the way that greatly enhance the text."
The Wisdom of St. Patrick, Greg Tobin. "The thoughts comprising this volume reveal a powerful, charismatic leader and visionary whose insights are as relevant today as they were more than a millennium ago." (excerpted from the History Book Club review)
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