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the Celtic revivel

Accepted Answer

the revival of interest in the literature and culture of the Celtic people had its origins in romanticism and the 18th antiquarianism which preceded it
appeared in mid 18th
Thomas Gray's Pindaric ode. the bard 1757 and the triumph of Owen 1768 are typical

The Celtic Revival (also referred to as the Celtic Twilight or Celtomania) was a variety of movements and trends in the 19th and 20th centuries that saw a renewed interest in aspects of Celtic culture. Artists and writers drew on the traditions of Gaelic literature, Welsh-language literature, and so-called 'Celtic art'—what historians call Insular art (the Early Medieval style of Ireland and Britain). Although the revival was complex and multifaceted, occurring across many fields and in various countries in Northwest Europe, its best known incarnation is probably the Irish Literary Revival. Here, Irish writers including William Butler Yeats, Lady Gregory, "AE" Russell, Edward Martyn and Edward Plunkett (Lord Dunsany) stimulated a new appreciation of traditional Irish literature and Irish poetry in the late 19th and early 20th century.[1]

Celtic Revival Interest 18th The Celtic 19th 20th Writers