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 194
... never been taught to say his prayers . He had never heard of God , or of Christ , except in words which you have never heard ' ( pp . 1–2 ) . In this heathen state his blackness as a chimney - sweep is symbolic : he is outcast . But ...
... never been taught to say his prayers . He had never heard of God , or of Christ , except in words which you have never heard ' ( pp . 1–2 ) . In this heathen state his blackness as a chimney - sweep is symbolic : he is outcast . But ...
Page 204
... never heard of Him , and that will then harness that soul to help begin the salvation even of an oppressor ( Grimes ) . What Kingsley thus gives us is a world oriented towards heaven , all life tipping into eternity . In MacDonald's ...
... never heard of Him , and that will then harness that soul to help begin the salvation even of an oppressor ( Grimes ) . What Kingsley thus gives us is a world oriented towards heaven , all life tipping into eternity . In MacDonald's ...
Page 291
... never any rest ' ( p . 43 ) . He can never accept what is there : it is not the Messiah , it is Burton playing a joke ; and , if it is the Messiah , he must be somewhere else . The captain does not really want to find him ; he wants to ...
... never any rest ' ( p . 43 ) . He can never accept what is there : it is not the Messiah , it is Burton playing a joke ; and , if it is the Messiah , he must be somewhere else . The captain does not really want to find him ; he wants to ...
Contents
The French Queste del Saint Graal | 12 |
The Commedia | 21 |
The Middle English Pearl | 42 |
Copyright | |
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