Evergreen, A Northern Seasonal. Spring 1895
Chapter 1 of 25 Proem by William Macdonald and J. Arthur Thompson
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- Running time
- 3 h 16 min
- Language
- English
- Read by
- Phil Benson
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About this recording
The Evergreen was a short lived seasonal magazine, edited by William Sharp (Fiona Macleod) and published by Patrick Geddes, which proposed a nature-based Celtic renaissance as an alternative to late 19th century Decadence. In contrast to the Romantics, the Celtic revivalists advocated urban renewal, rather than a return to nature, an idea that would be developed in Patrick Geddes' later and more well-known work on town planning. The first volume of The Evergreen is an eclectic collection of short fiction, poetry, literary criticism, philosophy and visual art on the theme of spring. - Summary by Phil Benson