Christian Fantasy: From 1200 to the PresentThis is the first account of invented stories involving the Christian supernatural. In their development a central concern is found to be the fantasy-making human imagination itself, at first seen as a obstacle to Christian purpose, but more recently given freer rein. |
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Page 78
... Faustus continues to invoke only a dark image of Him : indeed His aspect and Faustus's wretched experience are a direct reflection of Faustus's wretched soul . Two forms of ' fantasy ' are opposed in Faustus ( as , if differently , in ...
... Faustus continues to invoke only a dark image of Him : indeed His aspect and Faustus's wretched experience are a direct reflection of Faustus's wretched soul . Two forms of ' fantasy ' are opposed in Faustus ( as , if differently , in ...
Page 89
... Faustus gives to thee his soule ' , he asked , ' Why shouldst thou not ? is not thy soule thine owne ? ' ( II.i.456-7 ) ; now he finds how truly it is his own . Why wert thou not a creature wanting soule ? Or why is this immortall that ...
... Faustus gives to thee his soule ' , he asked , ' Why shouldst thou not ? is not thy soule thine owne ? ' ( II.i.456-7 ) ; now he finds how truly it is his own . Why wert thou not a creature wanting soule ? Or why is this immortall that ...
Page 350
... Faustus , 77-8 ; Dr Faustus compared to Pearl , 78 , 91 ; compared to Spenser , The Faerie Queene , Book I , 78 ; two forms of ' fantasy ' in , 78-90 passim ; lack of imagination in Faustus , 79-80 ; spiritual laws at work in Dr Faustus ...
... Faustus , 77-8 ; Dr Faustus compared to Pearl , 78 , 91 ; compared to Spenser , The Faerie Queene , Book I , 78 ; two forms of ' fantasy ' in , 78-90 passim ; lack of imagination in Faustus , 79-80 ; spiritual laws at work in Dr Faustus ...
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The French Queste del Saint Graal | 12 |
The Commedia | 21 |
The Middle English Pearl | 42 |
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