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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But the problem for him was that that very act of concentrating and directing his story brought in with it an imaginative vividness he could have done without . Let us consider first the facts of ' concentration ' .
But the problem for him was that that very act of concentrating and directing his story brought in with it an imaginative vividness he could have done without . Let us consider first the facts of ' concentration ' .
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For him glory is no solitary thing : ' The pattern of the glory is a pattern of acts.'14 That is why , in a sense , he writes novels , which are patterns of acts . It is the living co - operation of the societies of being that for him ...
For him glory is no solitary thing : ' The pattern of the glory is a pattern of acts.'14 That is why , in a sense , he writes novels , which are patterns of acts . It is the living co - operation of the societies of being that for him ...
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It is the evil who seek to change things , who initiate acts : they let the Principles of creation into life , try to get hold of a magic stone or a Grail or gain control over the world of the dead to amass power to themselves .
It is the evil who seek to change things , who initiate acts : they let the Principles of creation into life , try to get hold of a magic stone or a Grail or gain control over the world of the dead to amass power to themselves .
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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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