tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827894898038737285.post9021514433067315738..comments2023-02-12T22:19:12.200-08:00Comments on Dreadful Joy -- A. A. Attanasio: Celtic UnderworldA. A. Attanasiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00448196255114712660noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827894898038737285.post-41890312368514826722017-04-10T21:31:42.598-07:002017-04-10T21:31:42.598-07:00Is this passage describing the Celtic underworld h...Is this passage describing the Celtic underworld here a deceptive illusion? Because Cuchulain's dance of glory was brutally ironic, and the way his soul found ultimate comfort in the fetal position within the womb... there was something brutally horrific and existentially uncanny about this whole cycle.<br /><br />The whole ultimate pagan sacrifice of a King for his people symbolism, and the conversion from Celtic paganism to Christianity? Beautifully done, man, if I actually caught what you did there.<br /><br />I mean, you write some cool descriptive prose, man, but the big picture weaving of your narrative is out of this world. Awesome! Enlightening ;)<br /><br />I hope you can give some cool insight here, man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com