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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... express the fact that we have now reached the highest level of human being , the intellectual , by which alone we may ascend to contemplate the divine nature . Finally , the mode of the Paradiso expresses a sense of the utter ...
... express the fact that we have now reached the highest level of human being , the intellectual , by which alone we may ascend to contemplate the divine nature . Finally , the mode of the Paradiso expresses a sense of the utter ...
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... expresses itself once in a vague idea of giving her ' a drink , a cup of tea or a sherry or a glass of water - something of that material and liquid joy ' ( p . 164 ) . The Clerk knows nothing of the lake from which Betty sprang : the ...
... expresses itself once in a vague idea of giving her ' a drink , a cup of tea or a sherry or a glass of water - something of that material and liquid joy ' ( p . 164 ) . The Clerk knows nothing of the lake from which Betty sprang : the ...
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... expresses the craftsmanship or sacrifice of God ; nothing is ' for itself ' , for everything is an image of its not ... express much surprise at being tipped into Fairy Land ; and the protagonists of Charles Williams ' novels are less ...
... expresses the craftsmanship or sacrifice of God ; nothing is ' for itself ' , for everything is an image of its not ... express much surprise at being tipped into Fairy Land ; and the protagonists of Charles Williams ' novels are less ...
Contents
The French Queste del Saint Graal | 12 |
The Commedia | 21 |
The Middle English Pearl | 42 |
Copyright | |
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