Christian Fantasy: From 1200 to the PresentSpringer, 1992 M06 18 - 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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... that the subject of this book so matched his own interests , and it is sad that his recent tragic death has lost for us the power to share it further . C. N. M. 1 Introduction Many people , faced by the term ' X Preface.
... that the subject of this book so matched his own interests , and it is sad that his recent tragic death has lost for us the power to share it further . C. N. M. 1 Introduction Many people , faced by the term ' X Preface.
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... death . Here we are dealing not with the authority of biblical narrative , but with the more or less immediate inspiration by the deity of narratives which may be quite other than scriptural in appearance . It is this that makes it ...
... death . Here we are dealing not with the authority of biblical narrative , but with the more or less immediate inspiration by the deity of narratives which may be quite other than scriptural in appearance . It is this that makes it ...
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... death experiences up to 1400 , as there are in modern times , but they are intended as reports of the truth , not as literature.11 ) It is a curious fact , too , that most of the best - known of them are of British provenance ; and ...
... death experiences up to 1400 , as there are in modern times , but they are intended as reports of the truth , not as literature.11 ) It is a curious fact , too , that most of the best - known of them are of British provenance ; and ...
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... death he has sought . Thereupon he is borne to heaven , and a hand comes down from thence and removes the Grail from the world also . Despite obvious debts , and allowing for the existence of a lost original , the author of the Queste ...
... death he has sought . Thereupon he is borne to heaven , and a hand comes down from thence and removes the Grail from the world also . Despite obvious debts , and allowing for the existence of a lost original , the author of the Queste ...
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From 1200 to the Present Colin N. Manlove. were snatched by death , which is termed night most aptly when- ever it catches unawares a man in mortal sin . She called you in lest the heat of the sun should be too much for you , and it was ...
From 1200 to the Present Colin N. Manlove. were snatched by death , which is termed night most aptly when- ever it catches unawares a man in mortal sin . She called you in lest the heat of the sun should be too much for you , and it was ...
Contenido
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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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