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Morien (Hardcover)
Jessie L. Weston
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R779
Discovery Miles 7 790
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From Ritual to Romance was written in 1920 by Jessie L. Weston. The
book was made famous by being mentioned by T. S. Eliot in the notes
to his poem, The Waste Land. He says, "Not only the title, but the
plan and a good deal of the incidental symbolism of the poem were
suggested by Miss Jessie L. Weston's book."The book centres on an
examination of the roots of the King Arthur legends and seeks to
make connections between the early pagan elements and the later
Christian influences. In particular, the book looks at the Holy
Grail tradition and its influence.
Published in 1965: In the following pages the author has
endeavoured to give, as clearly and concisely as possible, a
description of the literature composing the Grail cycle, an
analysis of its content and a survey of the leading theories to
which this perplexing body of romance has given rise.
THE stories contained in the present volume ofArthurian Romancesare
drawn from the same collection of tales as that from which the
first visit of Gawain to the Grail castle, in the preceding volume
of the series, is derived. Indeed, the stories follow in close
sequence, and a glance at the introductory lines of the Grail visit
will show that that adventure is placed immediately after the
successful termination of the expedition against Chastel
Orguellous, which forms the subject of this volume.
Acknowledged by T. S. Eliot as crucial to understanding "The
Waste Land," Jessie Weston's book has continued to attract readers
interested in ancient religion, myth, and especially Arthurian
legend. Weston examines the saga of the Grail, which, in many
versions, begins when the wounded king of a famished land sees a
procession of objects including a bleeding lance and a bejewelled
cup. She maintains that all versions defy uniform applications of
Celtic and Christian interpretations, and explores the legend's
Gnostic roots.
Drawing from J. G. Frazer, who studied ancient nature cults that
associated the physical condition of the king with the productivity
of the land, Weston considers how the legend of the Grail related
to fertility rites--with the lance and the cup serving as sexual
symbols. She traces its origins to a Gnostic text that served as a
link between ancient vegetation cults and the Celts and Christians
who embellished the story. Conceiving of the Grail saga as a
literary outgrowth of ancient ritual, she seeks a Gnostic Christian
interpretation that unites the quest for fertility with the
striving for mystical oneness with God.
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Morien (Paperback)
Jessie L. Weston
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R469
Discovery Miles 4 690
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Tristan (Paperback)
Gottfried Von Strassburg; Translated by Jessie L. Weston
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R263
Discovery Miles 2 630
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Parzival (Paperback)
Wolfram Von Eschenbach; Translated by Jessie L. Weston
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R561
Discovery Miles 5 610
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