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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... character of modern Christian fantasy , and I began to see that a larger story could be told , involving not only analysis of the major works , but also an account of their changing character from the time of the first significant such ...
... character of modern Christian fantasy , and I began to see that a larger story could be told , involving not only analysis of the major works , but also an account of their changing character from the time of the first significant such ...
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... characters ' assumptions about the world with ever - deeper revelations . Most of the stories involve an attempt by evil people to gain supernatural power , whether through control over some ... character , a dead 218 Christian Fantasy.
... characters ' assumptions about the world with ever - deeper revelations . Most of the stories involve an attempt by evil people to gain supernatural power , whether through control over some ... character , a dead 218 Christian Fantasy.
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... character of , 156-7 ; no longer written by dominant literary figures , 158 ; context for writing it narrows , 158 ; celebrates this world and divine immanence , 158–9 ; contemplative in character , 159-60 ; Bible used less directly in ...
... character of , 156-7 ; no longer written by dominant literary figures , 158 ; context for writing it narrows , 158 ; celebrates this world and divine immanence , 158–9 ; contemplative in character , 159-60 ; Bible used less directly in ...
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The French Queste del Saint Graal | 12 |
The Commedia | 21 |
The Middle English Pearl | 42 |
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