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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We are told in the prologue that Faustus ' ' waxen wings did mount above his reach , / And melting , heavens conspir'd his over - throw ' ( 11. 21-2 ) : the natural law of melting by the sun is the means through which the heavens work .
We are told in the prologue that Faustus ' ' waxen wings did mount above his reach , / And melting , heavens conspir'd his over - throw ' ( 11. 21-2 ) : the natural law of melting by the sun is the means through which the heavens work .
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Earlier , when his blood became too thick for him to sign the bond with Lucifer in the words ' 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 ...
Earlier , when his blood became too thick for him to sign the bond with Lucifer in the words ' 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 ...
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... Christopher works : Dr Faustus , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 51 , 73-92,93 , 94 , 159 ; as ' Christian fantasy ' , 5 , 92 ; how ' Christian ' , 7 ; compared to Marlowe , Tamburlaine , 73-7 ; imagination more blasphemous in Dr Faustus , 74-7 ...
... Christopher works : Dr Faustus , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 51 , 73-92,93 , 94 , 159 ; as ' Christian fantasy ' , 5 , 92 ; how ' Christian ' , 7 ; compared to Marlowe , Tamburlaine , 73-7 ; imagination more blasphemous in Dr Faustus , 74-7 ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The French Queste del Saint Graal 122 | 12 |
The Commedia | 21 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Christian Fantasy: From 1200 to the Present |
| Author | Colin Nicholas Manlove |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0333558901, 9780333558904 |
| Length | 356 pages |
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