Christian Fantasy: From 1200 to the PresentMacmillan, 1992 - 356 páginas This 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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... 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 ' . Our sense of the singleness of the path in The Pilgrim's ...
... 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 ' . Our sense of the singleness of the path in The Pilgrim's ...
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... 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 manifests the everlasting . - To this we will return ; for the moment our point ...
... 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 manifests the everlasting . - To this we will return ; for the moment our point ...
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... acts : they let the Principles of creation into life , try to get hold of a magic stone or a Grail or gain control ... acts are accomplished literally while lying down , or at least sitting . Their inactivity heightens our sense of the ...
... acts : they let the Principles of creation into life , try to get hold of a magic stone or a Grail or gain control ... acts are accomplished literally while lying down , or at least sitting . Their inactivity heightens our sense of the ...
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The French Queste del Saint Graal | 12 |
The Commedia | 21 |
The Middle English Pearl | 42 |
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