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James Stephens
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James
Stephens |
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February 9, 1880
Dublin, Ireland |
| Died: |
December 26, 1950
Eversleigh, England |
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novelist and poet |
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Irish |
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Biography
James Stephens was an Irish novelist and poet.
By the early 1900s Stephens was increasingly inclined to socialism and the Irish language (he spoke and wrote Irish) and by 1912 was a dedicated Irish Republican. He was a close friend of the 1916 leader Thomas MacDonagh (executed 1916), who was then editor of The Irish Review.
Stephens produced many retellings of Irish myths. His retellings are marked by a rare combination of humour and lyricism (Deirdre, (a legendary figure), and Irish Fairy Tales are often especially praised). He also wrote several original novels (The Crock of Gold, Etched in Moonlight, Demi-Gods) based loosely on Irish wonder tales. The Crock of Gold in particular has achieved enduring popularity and has often been reprinted.
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