The Loly Grail: With introd. and notes by G[eorge] C[ampbell] MacaulayMacmillan, 1893 - 86 pages |
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Page ix
... tion , if in any , salvation is to be sought . The King indeed mistrusts it , but that is perhaps partly because he does not realise the extent of the corruption . It is a fair issue : let it be fairly fought out , and let the catas ...
... tion , if in any , salvation is to be sought . The King indeed mistrusts it , but that is perhaps partly because he does not realise the extent of the corruption . It is a fair issue : let it be fairly fought out , and let the catas ...
Page xi
... tion of the hero of medieval chivalry , such as we find him in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Britonum or in Malory's Morte Darthur : the framework of the old romances is used , but the tale is modern ; and to find fault with the poet ...
... tion of the hero of medieval chivalry , such as we find him in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Britonum or in Malory's Morte Darthur : the framework of the old romances is used , but the tale is modern ; and to find fault with the poet ...
Page xv
... tion , they almost inevitably return to their former path . The Quest of the Grail performs indeed that work which in some of the legends was the special function of the holy vessel itself : it discriminates , namely , between the ...
... tion , they almost inevitably return to their former path . The Quest of the Grail performs indeed that work which in some of the legends was the special function of the holy vessel itself : it discriminates , namely , between the ...
Page xix
... tion of sin has come upon him , but this is hardly a step towards that which he has to learn , renunciation of self . He rides on and comes to deep lawns and a freshly run- ning brook , and apple - trees with apples fallen by the brook ...
... tion of sin has come upon him , but this is hardly a step towards that which he has to learn , renunciation of self . He rides on and comes to deep lawns and a freshly run- ning brook , and apple - trees with apples fallen by the brook ...
Page xxiii
... tion of simplicity with richness , this building up of the plainest materials into the most splendid edifices , which more than anything else makes his style individual . Almost any passage will serve as an illustration of this ...
... tion of simplicity with richness , this building up of the plainest materials into the most splendid edifices , which more than anything else makes his style individual . Almost any passage will serve as an illustration of this ...
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