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 13
... tells is of the brief appearance of the Grail at Arthur's court and then of the departure of a large part of the knights in search of a true vision of it . Lancelot , repentant for his sinfulness with Guinevere , is eventually granted a ...
... tells is of the brief appearance of the Grail at Arthur's court and then of the departure of a large part of the knights in search of a true vision of it . Lancelot , repentant for his sinfulness with Guinevere , is eventually granted a ...
Page 14
... telling . " When a lady invites Perceval to lie down with her in a tent , and only his ' chance ' blessing of himself reveals her for the devil she is , the scene is afterwards glossed , as are so many , by a passing ' good man ' . He ...
... telling . " When a lady invites Perceval to lie down with her in a tent , and only his ' chance ' blessing of himself reveals her for the devil she is , the scene is afterwards glossed , as are so many , by a passing ' good man ' . He ...
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... telling a story in the furtherance of a Christian purpose . Beyond that , he knows the power of invention , of the imagination , as few before him . So he puts a frail human being , a figure of himself , in a series of strange ...
... telling a story in the furtherance of a Christian purpose . Beyond that , he knows the power of invention , of the imagination , as few before him . So he puts a frail human being , a figure of himself , in a series of strange ...
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... tells Dante , ' Christ did not say to his first company , " Go and preach idle stories to the world " , but he gave to them the true foundation ' ( ll . 109–11 ) . As for the workings of the creative im- agination , or ' invention ...
... tells Dante , ' Christ did not say to his first company , " Go and preach idle stories to the world " , but he gave to them the true foundation ' ( ll . 109–11 ) . As for the workings of the creative im- agination , or ' invention ...
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... tell him that , if he has been reading the story in a merely worldly and narrative and superficial manner , he will not comprehend at all what follows ; only those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be able to understand ...
... tell him that , if he has been reading the story in a merely worldly and narrative and superficial manner , he will not comprehend at all what follows ; only those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be able to understand ...
Contents
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21 | |
The Middle English Pearl | 42 |
The Faerie Queene Book I | 50 |
Dr Faustus | 73 |
The Metaphysical Poets | 94 |
42 | 107 |
The Pilgrims Progress | 115 |
Heaven and Hell | 131 |
The Little Black Boy and The Marriage | 144 |
Modern Christian Fantasy | 156 |
George MacDonalds Fairy Tales | 164 |
The WaterBabies | 330 |
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