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From Ritual to Romance
Av Jessie L. Weston, Robert A. Segal
Häftad, 1993
481 kr
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Acknowledged by T. S. Eliot as crucial to understanding "The Waste Land," Jessie Weston's book has continued to attract readers interested in ancient religion, myth, and especially Arthurian legend. Weston examines the saga of the Grail, which, in many versions, begins when the wounded king of a …
Quest of the Holy Grail
Inbunden, 2019
1751 kr
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Published in 1965: In the following pages the author has endeavoured to give, as clearly and concisely as possible, a description of the literature composing the Grail cycle, an analysis of its content and a survey of the leading theories to which this perplexing body of romance has given rise.
Quest of the Holy Grail
Häftad, 2020
645 kr
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Published in 1965: In the following pages the author has endeavoured to give, as clearly and concisely as possible, a description of the literature composing the Grail cycle, an analysis of its content and a survey of the leading theories to which this perplexing body of romance has given rise.
Quest of the Holy Grail
E-bok, 2019
677 kr
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Published in 1965: In the following pages the author has endeavoured to give, as clearly and concisely as possible, a description of the literature composing the Grail cycle, an analysis of its content and a survey of the leading theories to which this perplexing body of romance has given rise.
Quest of the Holy Grail
E-bok, 2019
677 kr
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Published in 1965: In the following pages the author has endeavoured to give, as clearly and concisely as possible, a description of the literature composing the Grail cycle, an analysis of its content and a survey of the leading theories to which this perplexing body of romance has given rise.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Av Jessie L. Weston, Jessie L. Weston m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
143 kr
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From Ritual to Romance
Av Jessie L. Weston, Robert A. Segal
E-bok, 2020
571 kr
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Acknowledged by T. S. Eliot as crucial to understanding "The Waste Land," Jessie Weston''s book has continued to attract readers interested in ancient religion, myth, and especially Arthurian legend. Weston examines the saga of the Grail, which, in many versions, begins when the wounded king of a …
Romance, Vision and Satire (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
English Alliterative Poems of the Fourteenth Century
E-bok, 2011
20 kr
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The richness and beauty of medieval English poetry comes alive in this collection of fourteenth-century poems rendered into modern verse by the scholar Jessie L. Weston. These poems, including the classics Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Morte Arthure , are extraordinarily good tales, told …
Legends of the Wagner Drama (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Studies in Mythology and Romance
E-bok, 2011
21 kr
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The groundbreaking operas of Richard Wagner (1813–1883) changed the nature of the form. In Legends of the Wagner Drama , Weston examines the relationship of Wagner’s grand operas—including Der Ring des Nibelungen, or the Ring cycle, and Parsifal —to the literary and legendary sources upon which …
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
A Middle-English Arthurian Romance Retold in Modern Prose
E-bok, 2011
21 kr
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The fourteenth-century legend of Sir Gawain and his battle with the Green Knight continues to seize the imagination of readers today. Jessie L. Weston’s translation of this famous poem into modern prose recaptures the heroic adventures of Sir Gawain, King Arthur’s nephew, and perfectly …
Quest of the Holy Grail (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
E-bok, 2011
20 kr
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Twenty years of Arthurian scholarship are distilled in this 1913 study of one of the Western world’s most enduring symbols. Was the Holy Grail the cup Jesus drank from at the Last Supper? The vessel in which Joseph of Arimethea received the blood of Christ? Or was it something else? Weston argues …
King Arthur and His Knights (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
A Survey of Arthurian Romance
E-bok, 2011
20 kr
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This brief 1899 introduction to the study of Arthurian literature, penned by folklorist Jessie L. Weston has long been a favorite introduction to the subject for scholars and young students. Fourth in the series Popular Studies in Mythology, Romance and Folklore.
From Ritual to Romance (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
E-bok, 2012
42 kr
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. From Ritual to Romance explores the connection between ancient fertility rites and Arthurian legends of the quest for the Holy Grail. Rarely is literary criticism so riveting. Like a detective digging for clues, …
From Ritual to Romance
E-bok, 2018
16 kr
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First published in 1919. According to Wikipedia: "From Ritual to Romance is a 1920 book written by Jessie L. Weston. The work is notable for being mentioned by T. S. Eliot in the notes to his poem, The Waste Land... Weston''s book is an academic examination of the roots of the King Arthur legends …
The Legend of Sir Perceval: Studies Upon Its Origin Development and Position in the Arthurian Cycle
Häftad
862 kr
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