ABSTRACT
The word “magic” is a symbol of mystery and romance, suggestive of dark rites, weird spells, faëry enchantment, and the invoking of unseen and awful powers. This is the tradition of the art as it has come down to us in folk-lore and literature. Such phrases as Keats’ “charm’d magic casements” draw much of their poetic beauty from the delightful flavour of the imagery evoked by that word.
