The Orgy: An Irish Journey of Passion and TransformationThose who have traveled know the experience of extended time and sharpened perception. Muriel Rukeyser’s account of Ireland's Puck Fair, the last existing pagan festival of the goat, captures just that state of consciousness. Set in County Kerry, Ireland,The Orgy evokes this great American poet’s journey of sensual and psychological transformation in the midst of a lush account of Irish culture and tradition. |
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User Review - Esta1923 - LibraryThingThis is a highly personal account of the author's attendance at a 3-day horse fair in Ireland. It is far more. . .homage to Puck, in the form of a goat; drinking to the extreme, throngs of visitors ... Read full review
The orgy: an Irish journey of passion and transformation
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictThough receiving high praise from critics when initially published in 1965, this novel nonetheless soon went out of print. Set in Ireland's County Kerry during the pagan Puck Fair, the plot offers up ... Read full review
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